My religion forbids gambling or games of chance.

[Kaeser]

[ QUOTE ]


Does skill truly determine the FINAL outcome of this game?

Thanks.

[/ QUOTE ]

No it doesn't, skill influences the final outcome. Talk to a religious councillor that you trust. Be open about your desire to play, but don't be surprised if he tells you it's forbidden.

[Coffee]

[ QUOTE ]
What religion forbids games of chance? Christianity doesn't if that's what you are talking about.

[/ QUOTE ]

<cough cough> Mormonism <cough cough>

But, even if you don't consider them Christian(which I'm not sure that I do), some denominations aren't too wild about gambling, either. (try growing up Southern Baptist, then explaining that poker is one of your chief avocations to any of your parents' friends).

To the OP, I think that consulting a spiritual adviser could help, but he's probably going to give you the answer that you expect. What you're describing is the gambling equivalent of retaining your technical virginity until marriage, but doing everything except intercourse in the meantime. Trust me, it ain't no way to live. Decide for yourself what you believe, and go forward. After all, it's your faith, right? But...don't try to play lawyerball with your sacred texts.

[DrPhysic]

Quit poker, go back to passing out bibles door to door. No guilt, right? Problem solved.

You can't play good poker if you feel guilty about it anyway.

Just stay away from my door, please. I'm busy playing poker.

Doc [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

Poker is a game of skill more then anything.
but you cannot get around the fact that chance and luck play a part in it.

[Johnny Drama]

change religion preflop.

[axioma]

"My religion forbids gambling or games of chance."

sucks to be you.

[gamblore99]

It is gambling, and even with skill you can still lose.

[AustinDoug]

If your religion forbids games of chance, then I don't think you should be playing poker. I doubt the intent of your religious texts was to engage in an argument regarding how much of poker is skill and how much is luck. I think you are simply attempting to rationalize something you want to do, but which you know is forbidden.

[Acein8ter]

You can always stick with chess...

[augie_]

[ QUOTE ]
My religion forbids games of chance

[/ QUOTE ]