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Old 04-18-2005, 12:54 PM
popniklas popniklas is offline
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Default Re: Is poker an ethical way to make a living?

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I agree with this except for the use of the word "problem." It's only a problem if one doesn't believe in personal freedom (not that I'm saying you personally don't).

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Seeing that as a problem while still believing in personal freedom is entirely possible. There is nothing flawed about that.

As an extreme example, you can be a libertarian and still think that if a person finds a cure for cancer, that would be better for society than if he had played poker instead.

You wouldn't want the state to force him to develop a cure for cancer, but you would probably consider it a problem if he had a chance to do that, but missed it.
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