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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: Lane3 who wrote (23523)7/10/2006 1:24:40 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (1) of 541774
 
As I understand it, the thrill from gambling results from a release of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that causes pleasurable feelings.

Some people are hard-wired to seek risk, some are hard-wired to avoid risk.

I would imagine a Ph.D. economist is likely hard-wired to avoid risk except in very controlled situations (say, riding a roller coaster).

I guess what I am saying is that for gamblers (which I am not) morality doesn't appear to enter into the equation. It's no more (or less) rational than bungee jumping, or jumping out of perfectly good airplanes.
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