Is winning moral?

Apparently this deserted island has internet access, if not a basic spelling course.
 
Most moral philosophers today agree that it isn’t always wrong or immoral to harm a person. For example, if I arrive at the store and buy the last gallon of milk moments before another person arrives who also wanted to buy milk, then I have definitely harmed him – but I haven’t acted immorally. So no, most philosophers would agree that winning isn’t wrong.

Also, if you are playing some sort of game in which there has to be a winner and a loser then it could be argued that the other party implicitly accepted the possibility that they would lose when they agreed to play.
 
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Nasor said:
Most moral philosophers today agree that it isn’t always wrong or immoral to harm a person. For example, if I arrive at the store and buy the last gallon of milk moments before another person arrives who also wanted to by milk, then I have definitely harmed him – but I haven’t acted immorally. So no, most philosophers would agree that winning isn’t wrong.

Also, if you are playing some sort of game in which there has to be a winner and a loser then it could be argued that the other party implicitly accepted the possibility that they would lose when they agreed to play.
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uhm.....WOW..... *Aplause* Wow... now me and my anurism are going to chew on this
 
So where'd you buy your access point? You did say "deserted". U doo no wut dat implys, rite?
 
Winning is a brief form of liberation from the possessions of the great matrix called the mind, which by the way comes in many different forms like games. It is independent of morality because people win in games like poker for instance.
 
Competition in itself is not immoral. To win, at it's roots is to feel safe and comfortable in knowing what you can overcome. It can also be to feel too much pride and love to see people down or mad. To love or not mind losing is to lose a lust for life. Yet it can also be that you are more secure and don't mind others seeing your weak points, ie, you trust them. Either way can be wrong or right, depending on the intention. It's a fine line. It can be a melting pot of different emotions when either happens and our reasoning or lack thereof defines which way we take it.
 
I was employing irony because I was bored, mocking those who do say it is a sin. As a potential casino investor I could not view it that way.
 
Making money without work is a Sin for me. Because U r getting money out of other people working for U.

Thats is no different than robbing, except being leagally allowed.
 
So you don't have a savings account on your desert island. No pension fund. No deposits at the Credit Union.
 
Ophiolite said:
So you don't have a savings account on your desert island. No pension fund. No deposits at the Credit Union.
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I do and its mine, I worked for it and if I dont get interest rate on it
I might die in my old ages.

Giving money for others to use and built their future is good amount of work. BUT

I dont need any Shares,

I dont want to be owner of a company which I never visit and earn billions out of it without working on its products.
 
So, we are agreed, you are a hypocrite.

Making money without work is a sin, you say, yet you admit you make money from your savings account without work.
 
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