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Originally Posted by quirkasaurus
Poker is just another one of those things that behaves as a mirror.
I think most don't really realize how true this is.
As for the ethical or moral part, well your arguments are good ones for the amoralistic point of view, but not being immoral is not the same as being moral.
I could go on analyzing this but it will be totally off topic, not that the tread has being kept on topic with great vigilance but nevertheless....
Poker is definitely good for you it goes so much beyond being just a gambling card game that when i first realized it i reacted with disbelief.
Everything in that article is true.
What i am trying to say though is that although, the things one can learn from poker are so many, would i bring poker as a lesson in schools, absolutely not and i would fight with all my power for something like that
not to happen.
Should it be legalized? yes but a mechanism to protect those who need protection should also be in place.