Topic: Why in some religion gambling is forbidden? - page 4. (Read 2031 times)

The structure and perception of gambling can be different from person to person. those are shaped by individual knowledge, experiences, and beliefs. Each people brings their own perspective, which influences how they perceive and respond to gambling. This diversity in thought is also the driving force behind the multitude of teachings and philosophies surrounding gambling.

The concepts of good and bad in gambling are are filtered through the lens of personal understanding and belief systems. What one person views as a negative aspect of gambling can be seen different by another based on their own perceptions and values. Precautionary measures stem from a recognition of potential negative consequences and a desire to mitigate them. People develop these beliefs and practices as a means of coping with the perceived risks associated with gambling. The diverse ways in which individuals navigate and make sense of the world around them.

If you look at the structure of gambling, it will be subjective, the clauses found by someone will be based on what they know and what they believe about responding to something like gambling, no need to ask why? this is because human nature itself has differences in thinking so that it gives rise to many teachings based on what they know, and that is also the reason why there are many teachings today.
The good and bad of something also depends on what you know and believe in, so that it will lead to decisions on your behavior, including gambling, and I understand why there are so many people who say that you have to gamble responsibly, have financial management and others, this is related to the things they are afraid of so they find solutions and become a belief to deal with bad effects.

To be fair, there have been indeed people who have gotten benefits from gambling, specially those who have managed to hit the jackpot and retire from gambling afterwards. Though, because of the nature of the game, those cases are supposed to be rare, it is a reality gamblers will (in the majority of the cases) to lose money to the casino.
Though, I believe those Religious restrictions on gambling and betting do not have much to do with the benefit or the lack of benefit which gamblers can get out of it.
If I had to guess on the reason most religions discourage gambling, then I would say it is about how greed is very frown upon in most of them and gambling is one of the most greed-inducing hobbies/activities one could partake in.

Also, keep in mind in most of religions it is also forbidden for people to ask for interest on their loans to others of their community (usury). In our modern era we take for granted we can ask for interest to people who borrow money from us, but in the past it would have been considered to be a serious sin. It is about the same with gambling.
Both interests and gambling used to be perceived as a way to hurts members of the community, instead of a legitimate business model.

Totally depends on a certain person because there are ones who are really that loyal on following everything on what their church been preaching or whats on written into scriptures and there's nothing that we can do about it. I do agree on some points on here is that on the time that people would really be seeing people who do have these kind of approach then just let them be on the things that they are dealing with.
We do know that we do have our own principles in life on which means that we do have different approach and decisions on what are the things that we would really be  tending to engage into.
There are really religions that prohibits gambling like Islam but just same as you said that there would really be still those individuals who would really rejecting those preaches
and would really be continue to gamble despite of being a sin.
In overall then its not a sin or something that would be harmful on a certain person on which if you do really just that make yourself that responsible on the things that you've been doing
then you wont really be ending up on messing up your life with it. People would really be making themselves desperate on which it would be causing those bad decisions or doings
that they are really into.

religion cannot stop us not to participate in gambling except that you are in someone who listen to your parents based on religional activities but a normal circumstances it is all over everywhere every government is aware of gambling and the Mostly many people Across The Nation have also make law concerning gambling it is a government that will determine if you will gamble in a country or not it is not a religion because when a law is being passed to the Country everyone living in that country really abide in that law so I'm on opinion that religion don't have any impact to control a gambling or stop anyone to gamble it is a personal decision how to make you to disassociate yourself from gambling

What we have seen so far is that gamblers are doing more harm to themselves rather good. The reason why most of religion put a ban on gambling is because it mostly bring loss to gamblers. Religions are old but there laws about gambling are still valid for current era IMHO. Rules are rules and they must be followed to avoid any damage. See results of gambling, we don't find many who have got benefit from gambling.

But in religions, gambling prohibit but people still playing gambling and many of them becomes addicted. If you can take care yourself when you playing gambling and you don't harm anyone else, including can prevents from gambling addiction, you can still playing gambling. But you don't have to tells to other people about your gambling activity because other people may not accepted if they knows that you are playing gambling. Many people still thinks that playing gambling is bad because many impacts that they gets from gambling. That's why many people will not agree if they see someone playing gambling, especially if that person can't control themselves when playing gambling. Religions prohibit gambling because of many bad impacts that people can gets so they will always tells people to stay away from gambling.

Respect and tolerance are key to cohabitation. But gambling is about more than just social conventions. It's chaos caused by human instincts. Saying "just don't gamble" isn't always enough. The appeal is too great

Gambling has unquestionably caused destruction. Broken lives, families, and financial distress are widespread. Not trivial implications. Religious bans and national limits aren't random. Though incomplete, these methods prevent self-destruction

The intriguing thing is that gamblers recognize the risks. Not ignorant. Typical human resistance of consequences. The maybe thrill, the sense of control, is tremendous. So those who refuse to bet despite temptation? They face an uphill battle. They're not seeking a short-term high, but long-term health. That deserves greater respect

Of course, the many religions certainly bring different opinions, but what is certain is that we must be able to respect or tolerate each other, respecting each other is important. and indeed some countries and religions prohibit gambling because it has negative consequences as you said, there are also many bad impacts that can destroy the lives of those who gamble, it is not recommended if we become addicted to gambling. but some people violate this even though it is against religious rules because it might be tempting too.

Indeed, gambling can affect our thinking because I think there have been cases of people getting stressed and even going crazy because of excessive gambling, maybe this is something that some religions don't allow, gambling can damage our mindset. it can also make life difficult when done excessively, even though it is due to the actions of each individual but at least this is not a good example to emulate. Therefore, even though a religion or country allows gambling, there are definitely people who don't do it because they think about wanting their life to be good.

As far as I know, anything that has a more negative impact on humans, religion would prohibit it. Because everyone's control ability has limits, there is more of a possibility that everyone will be careless about what they like or are passionate about.
In fact, the feeling of losing control of gambling addiction is felt by every gambler when they first try the game. but everything will be returned to the views and beliefs of the gambler himself. not all gamblers are bad and not all gamblers are addicts who harm other people.

I was born in a secular family. I have never felt any religious pressure in my life. In my opinion, people can gamble without harming others or themselves. Religions have made rules like this in the past to prevent people from harming themselves and others. In my opinion, religions are a law book for their time. But in today's world, we have our laws. That's why gambling is legal in most parts of the world. If you don't harm yourself or anyone else when you gamble, I don't think God is bothered about it.

Many religions warn against gambling, emphasizing values such as moderation, responsibility, and the welfare of society. These teachings encourage followers to focus on personal growth, ethical living, and positive contributions to society rather than the casual pursuit of wealth.
These teachings are intended to guide followers toward behaviors and choices that are considered beneficial or virtuous within the context of the faith.
But one does not exclude the other. You can be responsible and reserved and at the same time play and enjoy life.

Yes, it is true that overall gambling will actually harm a person more than give them a positive impact on the financial situation in their lives, but unfortunately only a few gamblers realize this and most of them still have the belief that gambling is a quick way to get rich, or they believe that gambling can overcome the financial problems they are experiencing by trying to take advantage of the winning opportunities that are there or simply we call them gamblers who come with the intention and purpose to earn regardless of whether they are experiencing financial problems or not in their lives.

However that is a very wrong belief and belief because I think we should have a simple understanding of what gambling is which is an activity that bets your money on two possibilities at the end of the session between winning or losing, anyone can never know whether they will win or lose at the end of the session because there is nothing that can be used as a way to win for sure and this is why we call gambling a game of probability which means it always depends on how lucky you are at the time of running the session. We should always be worried about addiction because it is clear as you said that when we have entered the addiction phase then various negative impacts will destroy our lives in various aspects.

i am not a religious person and my knowledge of religion is limited, but the reason why religion forbids gambling is because initially gambling was related to supernatural things and idolatry of gods and in modern times like today it is very close to worldly things. and because this can potentially harm humans, many religious teachings limit or forbid their followers from participating in gambling.

Yes, we really cannot blame the religions that despises and canvases against gambling,  it may not necessarily be a sin, for example,  in Christianity, there's  no where in the bible that it's written that gambling is a sin but Christians view gambling as morally wrong and they've come to the realisation of the fact that gambling addiction can lead to negative consequences for both the gambler and the people around them. It's also interesting to consider the neurological effects of gambling addiction. Some research has shown that addictive gambling can cause changes in the brain just as you've said and makes it harder to resist the urge to gamble, even when it's causing problems in a person's life. 

Religion is personal and should remain so. Religious laws ordinarily shouldn’t clash with the laws of the land as there are totally different and religious laws and beliefs shouldn’t be considered common law that would bind everyone irrespective of their religious beliefs.

If a nation is overly religious, having a recognized state religion that boasts of about 90% of the population, then that’s when religious laws could clash with civil law. In situations like this, the civil laws are majorly formed from religious laws and principles.

It’s not really a hard problem to solve. Migrants looking to seek a better life In a particular country that’s overly religious would have to adapt and learn the customs and way of life of such a country.

That's true, usually gambling can make someone experience bad things, such as criminal acts that occur because of the encouragement of the addiction, and some even commit suicide because of the impact of excessive pressure from the addiction. But in my opinion it is clearly the fault of each individual who gambles beyond reasonable limits. So with the many incidents of bad impacts that occur, whether it is stealing, losing a lot of money, or stress or even mental disorders, it is due to one's own actions that are too excessive in gambling. whereas in some religions suicide is not permitted, even with those who don't have a problem with suicide, I don't think any family wants to experience a member of their family ending their life by committing suicide.

What is clear in my opinion is why gambling is prohibited in some religions because it is possible that opposing its teachings can also harm oneself, as you said, by daring to carry out actions that include endangering the lives of other people, even if they are their relatives. If gambling is done excessively, it can damage the brain's nerves, leading us to take risky and dangerous actions. and it is clear that in all countries and religions, crime is not permitted.

Yea, of course gambling does more harm to people than helping them financially. Most people that are gambling are doing so for profit which will always make them chase their losses and become addicted.

When addicted, that gambler becomes a burden to the society because he can do anything to get funds for his gambling activities. Also it will destroy the future of that b person, if he is not able to come out from his addiction. This are some reason why most religion forbids it.

In some cases, people who are addicted to gambling can become desperate and resort to criminal activity to fund their habit. Just like a case I read came across on the forum, where a man went as far as kidnapping one of his relatives and demanded for ransome, just so he could fund his gambling career but thankfully, he was apprehended. And that's how far most people can go just because they wish to fund their gambling addiction.  This can have a ripple effect on society, leading to increased crime rates and other negative consequences. Religious leaders often discourage gambling because of these potential effects.

Most religions promote peace and harmony, and as you mentioned, gambling can make people do evil things or commit crimes when they see they don't have more money but they can't control the urge to gamble because they are addicted to it, they will be compelled to do something so that they can get some money and in that urge, they might commit heinous crimes such as kidnapping people for ransom money, stealing, robbery, etc.

So I believe just like the countries that ban gambling because of the potential crimes it can bring in a society, religions also forbid gambling for same reasons so that people don't gamble, and when they don't gamble, they won't get addicted, and if they don't get addicted, they wouldn't commit crimes.