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@FlashDangerpants I really appreciate your input, thank you. I hope you (and any others) don't mind if I continue to draw this out. I'm always interested in any thoughts on this subject. Yes and no. My point was that any talk of equivalence between the activity you are defending and some other that ...

Thank you both. To address a shared matter, the reason I picked on non-recreational gambling is that gambling for fun is too easily defended in my view. Although there are arguments against, there is plenty more opposition and a wider range of objections to non-recreational gambling; (I don't think ...

Thanks a lot, guys. I'd have got back to you sooner if I could spend my time more freely. Non-recreational? Are you talking about gambling as a career choice? Unless you are extremely talented, surely you are guilty of carelessness and imprudence. And if you are so talented, then you aren't you taki...

Cheers for the welcome. (You're putting me in a tough spot with your screen name! Must help with keeping the peace though hehe.) My hesitancy owes to the fact that the article is also a personal blog post---world-weary onlookers might suspect ulterior motives. But life is too damn short, surely... T...

Those who've had their heads buried in analytic tomes might make light of this thread but I'm hoping it'll stir a little discussion. Attitudes have become more relaxed over the years but a sizeable portion of society still maintains that gambling is immoral, particularly with reference to the non-re...

Hi there, thank you for the prompt reply and the go ahead. It's your average student essay affair---not many more than 2500 words---so I guess a copy 'n' paste would be preferable (please correct if wrong). I'll get around to it in the next day or two. Thanks again. A

Hey All, I'm a Londoner actually and already I feel more at home here with the thinkers! Before I yap on I'd like to take the opportunity to ask you something. Several days ago I sent Admin an email asking if I could present a philosophical article I've written to the community here, strictly for so...