Comments on: World Series of Poker Winner

By: Maria

Maria — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:24:10 +0000

Pretty much what Skeptigator said.

There’s no biblical injunction against gambling.
The proper response is to be happy that he’s come so far from such a disadvantaged background and for donating part of his winnings. The End.

I agree. I mean, you can think it’s silly, but if people like him want to thank their God, that’s their thing. Personally, I really don’t care either way, and I guess I don’t see why it’s such a big deal.

By: Rasputin

Rasputin — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:35:16 +0000

“So my total investment at this point is $225,” he said. “I’m living a dream, and all the credit goes to my God.”

The credit certainly doesn’t go to his playing ability. He got the aggression thing right but holy hell did he call with some crap.

By: James

James — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:06:26 +0000

Personally I would like to think that Yang was supposed to win over the others because of his history. You know, a little positive karma for his family and those who will benefit from his donation.

By: Polly

Polly — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:59:23 +0000

Pretty much what Skeptigator said.

There’s no biblical injunction against gambling.
The proper response is to be happy that he’s come so far from such a disadvantaged background and for donating part of his winnings. The End.

By: mollishka

mollishka — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:32:07 +0000

“My god, My god. Why have you forsaken me.” — Chris “Jesus” Ferguson after getting knocked out.

Ha!

By: Skeptigator

Skeptigator — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:55:51 +0000

I don’t think there is a “proper” response because no one is asking us (I mean atheists in general) what we think.

Honestly, you can’t point to the Christian bible for teachings against gambling. You can find references to the evils of the love of money (Hebrews 13:5) but not gambling. You can even find all kind of Christian apologetics against gambling but the biblical basis is very tenuous and very open to interpretation (surprise!!!).

Personally I think god did help him. I mean the way some of those hands played out, man, there had to be some kind of intelligent design behind the way those cards were dealt Just kidding.

Best overheard quote from WSOP:
“My god, My god. Why have you forsaken me.” — Chris “Jesus” Ferguson after getting knocked out.

By: Siamang

Siamang — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 07:40:15 +0000

The response is “Unholy Lord Lucifer, I will glorify your fetid name even more if I win and if this little shrimp loses. Further, I’ll give 20% to Ronald McDonald House because of all they do to promote heart disease!”