Money is the root of all evil
The pursuit by the world's banks of ever larger profits has led the world to the brink of economic collapse. The love of money - in other words greed - has become the evil in our society. It is not money itself but the love of money which has reduced the value of human life. That so few could willingly profit at the expense of so many is the true evil.
- The greed caused by pursuit of money is damaging.spiritual damagethere are alternatives to moneyFamily damageMONEY CAUSES 90% OF CRIMEIf money was such a good thing then IT would serve the people. Instead people serve IT.Money equals a social statusmoney causes interestAll the No points
- Money can be donated to a good cause.some evil clearly nothing to do with moneyMoney is not the root of all evil. The lack of money is the root of all evil.MoreMoney represents positive valueMoney is the end product of what you didOriginally, Money was the solution to the problems(/inefficiencies in transactions) arising out of barter exchange system.
Money is the root of all evil
Yes because... No because...The greed caused by pursuit of money is damaging.
Yes, because at its most corrupt, the greed for money does motivate an increasing number of human citizen's to stealing, violence and murder. It can make people embezzle, swindle, go to war and even colonise other countries to control their resources. The need to have the most money and so think the most power is a dark force. Money and wealth have been the most explosive divide in history. Revolutions have generally involved the poor fighting for their rights and a share of the money from the minority rich.
The burning desire from corporations and banking institutions to make more money for themselves and shareholders recently brought the world close to the brink of financial collapse.There is a point where money changes from being a social value that everyone can have and trade to both self and social interests to an obsession, an obsession that many feel they have to go so far as to even take a human life. Not the big bankers, they do it subley and when confronted will for the most part admit to their doing's. But to the people down the street, to those many people still clinging to a false mentality that without this "money" They lack the power needed to get what is necessary(Food, water, shelter, ect) But some believe they will not eat, they won't know where they will sleep are how they will feed their family's without this same thing. These are not just problems of the "Super Nations", but a global pandemic that is costing the lives of countless people daily. There are alternatives to money, which need to be at least explored and tried. Trillions are spent for purposes of protecting us from ourself's, how much would it cost to get protection from the protector's?
This is a very sad image that has been painted of the human race. Not all people are money grabbing bankers. in fact the majority of people are good-hearted, who are prepared to give away increasingly small small amounts of spare cash to help charities. They are willing to help.
You can't blame corporations and bankers for doing what they are supposed to - and that is make money and turn a profit. In all exchanges someone is selling a service and someone is buying a service. There is no rule that says you cannot make money from the transaction. What we can do though is to change the environment in which banks operate. For example laws stipulating how much profit can be made, how much of profit needs to go back to society. We can take responibility for our own destinies instead of money leading us by the nose.
As we develop technologically, research and development which leads to breakthroughs in all spheres of society cost money. The companies spending that money should surely be entitled to a return on their investment.
Without an incentive, there may be fall off in development.Money is the root of all evil
Yes because... No because...spiritual damage
Money is a very base, worldly concern. While it is necessary to think about worldly concerns sometimes, people often think about money in situations where it would be more appropriate to think about purer concerns. For instance, people consider the cost of going to University over the good it will do for their mind. Humanity cannot evolve beyond barbarism if we think of such things constantly.
it is not unjust when you are doing a service back in exchange; evolving humanity, providing a good role model for you. and we don't NEED to address any concerns beyond keeping yourself alive, which you do with food, clothes and shelter, not directly with money.
i think we are still very barbarous, we murder, rape, steal, do terrible things to each other, often because of worldly concerns. we have advanced a long way but we still have a long way to go, and we need to stop thinking about something more than whether we're getting a decent deal out of some arbitrary rate of exchange.
Worldly concerns must always be addressed by someone. The only way to free someone from thinking about his worldly needs is to have someone else do it for him, which is unjust.
Also, Humanity has evolved already way beyound barbarism, using the concept of money all along; why is it now declared impossible?Money is the root of all evil
Yes because... No because...there are alternatives to money
as we move towards a digital age it seems a small leap to move money into digital keystokes - in this way its easier to organise distribution towards the many not the few...the myth of the few 'great minds' driving capitalism/innotaion/management/integrity, was given a damning conclusion when the bankers brought the world to the brink of financial meltdown - we don't need a few like this anymore...social wage now...
Actually, what derailed the socialist communist former U.S.S.R was their meet with the mujahideen(now taleban) in Afghanistan. They were very innovative and successful, otherwise and thus a huge threat to the U.S.A.
Hitler's Nazi Germany also saw an increase in the overall well-being of German society(there was a German cause to the evil 'Hail Hitler'). There were jobs, order, discipline and a distasteful outlet to vent their frustration over their previously pathetic economy(they blamed it on the Jewish immigrants).
And you can hardly say, that the Nazis(who pulled up the German economy and killed a lot of innocent people) and Communists(Who were the first to send a man into space (comrade Yuri Gagarin) and who saved China from Starvation , China is STILL communist socialist) were doing NOTHING.[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_socialist_countries]]So, instead of only a few bastards getting away with doing nothing for money, now we will have everyone doing nothing for money. Sounds great, until you realize that the resources to run that scheme will soon run out and people will be forced to create value by the motivation of fear and coercion, rather than by the desire to better their condition. This is exactly what derailed all socialist states.
What would such alternatives be? In the field of Economics, they have tried to measure Gross National Happiness as opposed to GDP and it created even more problems. Only one country in the world has this as an index, due to problems of comparison between individuals' happiness levels, measuring happiness and the fact that happiness levels are so easily influenced by personal situations.
The lack of any other sensible, comparable and ordinal alternative has meant that money is the only current measuring unit.
Money is the root of all evil
Yes because... No because...Family damage
Greed in the family can cause many problems like for example, if your greedy, you put other things like money, fame, cars, and even women in front of your family which is a terrible sin in the bible. If you look up 1 Timothy 6:10 you can even see what it says about desire and greed. Both of these thing scan lead to a horrible life at the end. You see Satan he only lets you think your getting away for a bit until it all comes crashing down. The government even knows this and they don't care. All they care about is that if we don't know, the better is it for them, but just because they think we don't know doesn't mean that they can get away with it. Greed and desire will only lead to destruction and pain in the end.
Especially after a death caused by a close family member, arguments will occur depending on the will, which is supposed to be shared between: the cousins, sons, daughters.
Greed by wanting more of the will and the proprieties of the passed away member might cause severe conflicts and spread up close family members.
Usually the son (male), expects a bigger amount of gain than the daughter (female), knowing that he is supposed to build-up a family, taking care of his children and wife, where else the female is usually happy with what she gets knowing her husband is her rely source.There are different degrees of greed as there are different degrees of everything. If everyone was given everything equally then what is there to be greedy about. That leaves the consumption of resources. If everyone had everything, how much would that cost. Well, concidering that not every city all over the world can grow or make everything that they need, which is where trading would play out exchanging goods. But say there is a country that is lacking what it needs and doesn't have a resource that is required elsewhere, what do we do about them? We organize projects to help them with what is needed where they are. If they're in a desert and cannot grow crops everyone builds them green houses. People who do not have access to clean water can easily be obtained with aqueducts which they do not have now probably because of the lack of founding. There are plenty more ways people could self sustain themself city by city.
What does greed got to do with money? Even without money, greed still exists.
Money is the root of all evil
Yes because... No because...MONEY CAUSES 90% OF CRIME
It can be argued that the existence of money has turned man against himself. It can be argued that money has divided our society into classes. It can be said that the roots causes of poverty and crime are society's perceived hierachy of its citizens (skilled versus unskilled labour) and, consequently, the monetary value of that labour. This has distorted the distribution of wealth across society. Out of this is often born crime, often motivated by economics - to sell the proceeds of crime in order to survive. Other crime - murder, rape, violence - is not economically driven and occurs in all classes..
So often we can argue that the commission of a crime is as a result of the need to accumulate money. It is ironic that, in terms of value, embezzlement, money laundering and economic crimes are much higher than those crimes associated with social ills - drugs, robbery, murder, theft etc. But it is certainly the accumulation of wealth that drives economic crime.
SEE "ZEITGEIST: ADDENDUM" and "ZEITGEIST: MOVING FORWARD" online movies (and check out ZEITGEISTMOVIE.COM and THEVENUSPROJECT.COM)Well, I doubt that its true though. First let us consider the point that money is of no real value. What about Gold? Gold itself is considered money. Money itself is divided into Fiat money and Commodity money. Even without fiat money(paper money), people will still be able to use commodity money. Something similar to barter trade. Does crime still exist? i bet it will. Much more than it is now if fiat money is not used. What causes poverty itself is not the lack of money. It is the mentality of the people that's saying that 'i am poor, i wont become rich, i don't need money, money is the root of all evil'. These are the mentality that causes poverty.
And besides, i think u should clearly understand what "all" mean,it means nearly everything or everything.So,first of all,there's no doubt that you can not count how many evils are there in this world,that means your 90% is impossible to prove your point;and if you are right,is that also mean you agree with"there's no evil during the time when the money haven't been invented?"KIDDING!
Money is the root of all evil
Yes because... No because...If money was such a good thing then IT would serve the people. Instead people serve IT.
Money CAN be a good thing but who's really in control? Do you think you're in control because, what, you have a good job? You invested in something? Exactly how much control do you have over your own life when all you do is serve pieces of paper and the system that relies on it?
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Money is the root of all evil
Yes because... No because...Money equals a social status
Society often judges people according how much money they have, so money equal status. In some institutions you means nothing if you didn´ t have money.
Money is the root of all evil
Yes because... No because...money causes interest
subbudicala interest is what everybody has to fuckn face
Money is the root of all evil
Yes because... No because...money can be good and bad
there are only a few ways that money is good and that is to use it to provide food for your family and giving it for donations to charity , but there are many ways in which it could be bad and that is some people use it to bribe others , they exchange it for drugs others even kill one another just to get the money. Some people are so greedy for keeping there money that they would rather see poor innocent people suffering then help them and decrease the amount of poverty.
Money is the root of all evil
Yes because... No because...Money can be donated to a good cause.
Although this is undoubtedly true, it ignores the question of whether money is the root of all EVIL. It may be the cause of some good : ) but is it the root of all evil? It's another question.
IT IS! think about it if money never existed think about what the world would be like today, you wouldn't and SHOULD NOT have to "Donate" to anything of anyone ZEITGEITS: ADDENDUM, ZEITGEIST: MOVING FORWARD check em out let me know what ya think e-mail me at scrubbalo_2012@yahoo.comLike it or loathe it, civilized society cannot function without money, therefore it has to stay. Money can also be used to do alot of good also. For example, millions of Britains donate money to various charities each year to help those that are less fortunate. Comic Reilef raises tens of millions of pounds for its causes, therefore money is not all about pursuing it for the individual, many people activley share thier wealth, redistributing it to those that really need it.
If money does not exist, barter trade does exist which will also leads to donation if one have an excess of goods and services. Therefore i don't think that the word 'donate' will not occur
Money is the root of all evil
Yes because... No because...some evil clearly nothing to do with money
Without money they couldn't have commited the evil crimes.
and ya "SOME" evil got nothing 2 do with money but most evil got alot 2 do with money !!!
There are many roots to acts that would be considered evil - I will assume this means actions that harm others or denigrate the self, but the concept of 'evil' itself is by no means straightforward - that are nothing to do with money. For instance, a murder might be motivated by anger, a rape by uncontrollable lust, bullying and discrimination by ignorance.
You don't need money to commit a crime. You need a big rock or stick to murder someone. You need the other person not to notice to steal something from someone. Crime has been happening before a monetary system.
Religion has also led to a lot of destruction since a long time. Not only this even the greatest of problems dont have their root cause as money.The biggest example being Taliban.Why are they attacking people, they are not getting money from it but it is because they want blood, killing of Indians and Americans. This is called racism.
So money is not the root cause of all evil.
Money is the root of all evil
Yes because... No because...Money is not the root of all evil. The lack of money is the root of all evil.
But if there was no money (such as in the case of communism) the lack of it, wouldn't adversely affect anyone.
All the fears you refer to only exist because we need 'money' to buy stuff but if there was no money and resources were distributed freely and equally there would be no need for petty cash or even less liquid monetary equivalents.No-one is free of evil/desires, your argument is just as crudely sufficient as saying 'lying isn't bad because everyone has done it at some point'. The fact that we sin and/or are tempted to, doesn't not make it right/good.
I respect both sides and I understand why many people believe that money is the root of all evil. But I have to disagree. The lack of money is the root of all evil. Back in the history of mankind, before money was invented, we bartered. Money was the result of hardworking process. Bear in mind that criminals are all born in poverty and some of them live in poverty. The fear of lacking money haunts them constantly. It is the fear of not being able to feed themselves and their families that make them commit unthinkable crimes. If money is evil, could you live in a world without money? If greed or desire is evil, have you ever wanted something that is not yours? Any of you ever want an Iphone? Any of you can live without computer, electricity and all of modern comfort?
If you think money is the root of all evil, I'd like to recommend the Communist Manifesto for you. Marx talked about an utopia society in which people work based on their ability and get rewarded base on their needs. Money would not be necessary. I like to ask those who think money is not necessary to point out a successful communist example. Im from a communist, aka socialist, country. And we are moving toward a capitalistic market. I strongly believe that if you dont work for yourself, nobody will. Money motivates people to work harder, smarter. Would there be light bub if Edison work for just bread and milk only?
You might say those riches keep getting richer without giving away their money to the poor. I'd like to ask you "Why the rich keep getting richer and the poor keep getting poorer?" If you find the question somewhat interesting please spend sometimes read the book "Rich Dad, Poor Dad." It changed a poor college student's way of thinking, I hope it will be helpful too.
Money is not the root of all evil. The lack of money is the root of all evil.
Money is the root of all evil
Yes because... No because...More
The desperation and greed caused by unlimited wants, unequal distribution of resources and a restrictive means(money) of getting anything. Is the sole and ultimate cause of stress,frustration,anger,rage and thus all crimes.
Now you might argue that lust and the want of possessions is not the same as the want/need of money, but money is a means to that end. Everything has a price tag. Everything/person can be bought. If someone won't marry you because s/he finds you unattractive, you cosmetically/surgically alter your appearance using 'money'. The one you want does not like your personality : you can change your personality by paying for a course or workshop. Get private investigators, bribe the police, bribe lawyers or hire extremely expensive ones...you can spit in the face of justice/morality. You can get anything and everything.'Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely'[[Lord acton]]
Money is power.To be fair the lack of money is one of the roots of evil. But still money is not the root of all evil :)
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Complaint: My opponent is not being clear about his views.
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"Now you might argue that lust and the want of possessions is not the same as the want/need of money, but money is a means to that end. "
Imagine no money here in this situation. No money means either you don't want to ever buy/ sell anything ever in life; withdraw yourself from society n go become a sage (not 99.99% people ever would wanna do it) OR you wanna go back to the days of barter exchange- as for the drawbacks of barter, I've briefed on it as a separate point 3 blocks down- check it.Money is the root of all evil
Yes because... No because...Money represents positive value
Were the soviets, who sent the first dog,man and woman into space, devoid of intellect, creativity, willpower, effort, muscle and the rest of it? P.O.A no they were not.
The notion that money is the sole motivator is a great fallacy.If the notion were true, social/pro bono/charity work would not exist. Why are there unpaid interns? Why do students pay for courses? you might argue that everything is done to ultimately make money but the point is, making money is not why people are motivated to perform well and outperform others. Some other reasons are recognition,fame,responsibility,habits( being a workaholic) and competition.
The need for money is artificially created in a capitalist world. Outside of that universe of discourse, where money is banished and resources are equally and fairly distributed, all the frustration over not having your needs or wants met, would diminish.
Having more money than another person is similar to having the ability to cheat him/her. Historical rhetoric propounds: people with higher salaries exploit people who work under them, The rich exploit the poor and so on.It is quite possible to have money without earning it through your own competence. very rich people often inherit it from their family, order other people to make money for them, and then money generates more money through interest rates. people on Income Support get money directly through being unable to make money, although it isn't really their fault.
It is a great American contribution to world culture, that they have coined the phrase "to make money". Money is made, by effort of muscle, willpower, and intelect. There can be no society composed entirely of thieves, as there will be no value to steal.
Money represents the confidence of parties that the value of their efforts can be traded for the value of others' efforts. It is a recognition of the importance of society based on trade, rather than the only real alternative: violence.
To be clear, money contributed to charity is also traded, for the value of achieving a social goal - this in contrast to taxes, which are forcefully taken.
Money is the root of all evil
Yes because... No because...Money is the end product of what you did
money can be the end product of theft. theft is evil. therefore money is the root of evil.
Cozmo --- more often people steal for money, pick-pockets, theives, burglars, crazy people. Money CAN be good but most people dont know how to use it so they use it for their own satisfying needs.
Cozmo --- 90% of crimes are based on money.
Money is the end product of something that you did that you think its enjoyable to you. For example, if someone started invest into a company or firms, it is because of the excitement not because of money. It is the excitement that make people invest and this excitement will leads to the end product, money. Therefore there is no reason to say that money is the root of all evil. Money is just the end product of what you did that excite you
Money is the root of all evil
Yes because... No because...Originally, Money was the solution to the problems(/inefficiencies in transactions) arising out of barter exchange system.
Read on the history of money. Originally, Money was the solution to the problems(/inefficiencies in transactions) arising out of barter exchange system. Ex: In barter exchange there had to be a double co-incidence of wants. A man selling milk who wanted to buy rice had to find someone selling rice & wanting milk. GOOD LORD! Just imagine how time-consuming & frustrating. Also, there was a need for a standard to objectively measure the value of all types of goods like cows, milk, foodgrains, clothes, ornaments, etc. Imagine feelings of doubt & being cheated arising out of selling 1 kg rice in exchange of 3 litres milk (when later you met someone offering you 4 litres in exchange for the same value)! Moreover, money is the best & most liquid store of value & has legal tender - so you sue someone legally if cheated. Money solved the problem & also avoided all the confusion.
Money is an indispensable part of our lives. Money has to be earned! The root of evil is people who want the unearned money. Saying "MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL" is like blaming your tools; it's very embarrassing. A similar statement: "Computers (or tech) is a curse."
Ex: You condemn the car for it lead to a terrible accident & you landed up in hospital. So is car the cause of the accident? Or are there other things to consider- like did you repair & maintain it regularly? Why did you buy it? Were you drunk? Were you daydreaming while driving? Did another car hit yours? I'd say that anyone with minimal level of intelligence should get the gist of it & should be in a position to discern the fact that car per se didn't create the problem. In the accident scene, car was the passive factor while the man driving it was an active factor & another car hitting it was the causal factor. Money too is a passive factor. How you approach it makes all the difference! Just as how you use Internet & Computer decides whether it be a curse or a boon.
My smartass opponent may say car was purchased with money- so again money is the root of all evil. Alright then, could you dispense with your car? Could you dispense with anything else having money value? But this is different issue altogether.
Money is the root of all evil
Yes because... No because...Money can't be dispensed with
see the essence of of what I mean by "money" -- anything that is or acts as money i.e. anything that performs the recognized functions of money or serves the recognized purpose of money. I'd quote a definition "Money is a good that acts as a medium of exchange in transactions. Classically it is said that money acts as a unit of account, a store of value, and a medium of exchange. Most authors find that the first two are nonessential properties that follow from the third. In fact, other goods are often better than money at being intertemporal stores of value, since most monies degrade in value over time through inflation or the overthrow of governments." Now think-- can you do without money? Do you wanna go back to the days for barter system? Imagine no banks, no recognized/ standard medium to transact.
Money is the root of all evil
Yes because... No because...There's no such thing as the root of evil!
This allegation is completely wrong. Satan is the root of all evil.
Cozmo ---Satan is the root of all evil but Satan is also the one who made people use money to do bad deeds. he used people so they can satisfy their own needs however horrible so Satan IS the root of all evil, but also money because if Satan didnt have control over money, we would all use it for good wouldnt we? but noooo... we think its wuch a waste to use so much money on Salvation army blah blah blah... get my point? It's all Satan's doing
Evil can take different forms & types and also has different causes most of them-psychological.
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