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Is money the root of all evil?, answer please
Is money the root of all evil?
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post Jul 22 2004, 07:00 PM
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well im bored. this is random, answer please!
 
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post Jul 22 2004, 07:05 PM
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No. You can have money and not be evil. It's the person. There are people who get money and become really greedy, that's when problems start. Then you have other people who have money, but don't think much of it. Those are the smart people.
 
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post Jul 22 2004, 07:05 PM
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I said maybe so.

It depends on the type of evil.

Like direct linking and viewing someone's source is evil, but it doesn't have to deal with money. You're cute by the way. wink.gif
 
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post Jul 22 2004, 07:06 PM
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i say...nope. cause you could have greed w/o money ...causing big problems...leading to evil...yadda yadda yadda.





i agree with justhere4noreason, you are cute
 
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post Jul 22 2004, 07:13 PM
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off topic//

when i the title, i thought it said "are monkeys the root of evil"

but then i clicked.

*emo tear* i had a whole speech ready about monkeys to announce :(

but nooooooooooo.
 
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post Jul 22 2004, 07:21 PM
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Well think about this: If money was the root of all evil then why would church ask for it? I mean if you go to church... dont you add a dollar or two in the collection plate?
 
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post Jul 22 2004, 07:22 PM
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QUOTE(WunKraziePinoy @ Jul 22 2004, 7:21 PM)
Well thnik about this: If money was the root of all evil then why would churches ask for it? I mean if you go to church... dont you add a dollar or two in the collection plate?

woa...thats pretty damn perceptive...haha. makes me think twice before sticking a ten in the collection basket...
 
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post Jul 22 2004, 07:25 PM
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yea it really depends on how u use it...i meen..giving money to charity <thats good> buying a nuclear bomb to blow up the world<not good>

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post Jul 22 2004, 07:29 PM
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Money is a thing with value because we make it so, nothing more, nothing less. But the desire/greed to obtain money by any means is evil.

And in my opinion, money has as much power over Man as we have power over it.
 
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post Jul 22 2004, 07:41 PM
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depends on how ya use it... and if you can keep it under control..
 
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post Jul 22 2004, 07:44 PM
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QUOTE(DisneyPrincessKate @ Jul 22 2004, 5:05 PM)
No. You can have money and not be evil. It's the person. There are people who get money and become really greedy, that's when problems start. Then you have other people who have money, but don't think much of it. Those are the smart people.

I agree one hundred percent. Money doesn't always cause evil. I guess sometimes it can, but it starts with the person. They have to watch out for how they react to having so much money, or not much money at all.
 
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post Jul 22 2004, 07:57 PM
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it actually depends on a lot. like if u save it up or b so greedy or soemthing..
 
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post Jul 22 2004, 09:09 PM
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umm......sometimes, depending on what kind of evil, if you mean the kind of evil that wants to take over the world, then.....nope happy.gif
 
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post Jul 22 2004, 09:32 PM
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Money and Fame. Everybody wants to be remembered...and they most likely can't get remembered for doing a good thing, so they go and do bad stuff >.<
 
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post Jul 22 2004, 10:44 PM
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QUOTE(DisneyPrincessKate @ Jul 22 2004, 8:05 PM)
No. You can have money and not be evil. It's the person. There are people who get money and become really greedy, that's when problems start. Then you have other people who have money, but don't think much of it. Those are the smart people.

^^ That's true.

I want money.. but I don't think I'm evil. shifty.gif
 
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post Jul 22 2004, 11:06 PM
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well, if you think money is evil, who created money? Humans. and what created our evil greed? devil. get my drift?
 
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post Jul 22 2004, 11:10 PM
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Well, MAYBE SO, that's what I said. I think that money can make people greedy and can make people become evil becuase people kill others for money (assassins get paid ><).

But let's not forget that some people who do have alot of money use money for the common good. There's people who help sponsor people, who donate to charity, etc.

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post Jul 23 2004, 12:09 AM
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QUOTE(Just_Dream @ Jul 22 2004, 11:10 PM)
Well, MAYBE SO, that's what I said. I think that money can make people greedy and can make people become evil becuase people kill others for money (assassins get paid ><).

But let's not forget that some people who do have alot of money use money for the common good. There's people who help sponsor people, who donate to charity, etc.

Right, so we can use money to our liking, but money (or the greed for money) can also controls our conscience.
 
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post Jul 23 2004, 12:42 AM
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"the love of money is the root of all evil" - thats the real saying but it got shorten. i would agree to the unabridge version of that quote. the love of money causes people to be greedy. it hits every one of the seven deadly sins.
 
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post Jul 23 2004, 01:17 AM
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Both depends on how the millionaire takes the money to which direction.
 
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post Jul 23 2004, 05:45 AM
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Greetings!!

it depends on how ya look at it!! still, evil comes from devil. notice if ya take away da letter "d" from "devil".. it becomes "evil". so yeah!! devil.gif

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post Jul 23 2004, 07:03 AM
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It really depens.. but over lovin money CAN lead to evil..
 
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post Jul 23 2004, 07:28 AM
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This is ridiculous. Money is just a means of trasnfer, because it is hard to haul off three pigs to the doctor's office.
 
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post Jul 23 2004, 07:50 AM
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i said maybe so cause it depends on how you got it and what you use it for
 
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post Jul 23 2004, 10:00 AM
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i read all the replies and i guess i dint understand the topic?
all evil that exists today, is it caused by money << thaz wut i thot.
 
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post Jul 23 2004, 01:17 PM
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I posted this in another thread.. but..
The love of religion is the root of all evil. Try to imagine a world without religion. Who in this world would point out the existence of evil? They'd call it a mistake, undesirable, unworkable, they'd seek to find better alternatives, but without a religion they could not call it evil and condemn it for eternity
 
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post Jul 23 2004, 03:26 PM
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QUOTE(DisneyPrincessKate @ Jul 22 2004, 7:05 PM)
No. You can have money and not be evil. It's the person. There are people who get money and become really greedy, that's when problems start. Then you have other people who have money, but don't think much of it. Those are the smart people.

I dont think money is the root of evil either....it is the people...we get greedy and wanting and then we get mad at others for not spending money for things we want or whatever....

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post Jul 23 2004, 03:48 PM
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Money isn't the root of all evil... I mean, not all murderers murder because of money, right? So I'd say not really.

Besides, depending on the person, the money can be benevolent... like helping out the orphans or hungry people?!
 
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post Jul 23 2004, 04:11 PM
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Hmm..I guess it's the way you use your money. If it were me..MORE CLOTHES. Shopping baby biggrin.gif
 
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post Jul 23 2004, 08:27 PM
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Most movies are like that, but money isn't just the root of all evil.
 
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post Jul 23 2004, 09:24 PM
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"the love of money is the root of all evil" - thats the real saying but it got shorten. i would agree to the unabridge version of that quote. the love of money causes people to be greedy. it hits every one of the seven deadly sins.

Haha yeah I was going to mention that. There's a pretty big difference there.
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I posted this in another thread.. but..
The love of religion is the root of all evil. Try to imagine a world without religion. Who in this world would point out the existence of evil? They'd call it a mistake, undesirable, unworkable, they'd seek to find better alternatives, but without a religion they could not call it evil and condemn it for eternity

Wow I never thought of that before, but that's so true...
 
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post Jul 24 2004, 02:22 PM
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i guess it depends what you use the money for
 
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post Jul 26 2004, 03:20 AM
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nope, MEDIA IS!! stubborn.gif
 
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post Jul 26 2004, 01:17 PM
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QUOTE(vehvih @ Jul 26 2004, 3:20 AM)
nope, MEDIA IS!! stubborn.gif

Not always! :P Media does sometimes tends to use its powers to help one candidate in the election by showing you something that tends to be not completely true.

Money isn't the root of all evil... I don't think.. Does that mean rich people are evil too? lol
 
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yea,i think intellegence is the root of evil, as long as something knows something, which can sprout and evolve to b more content, and gives that thing emotions, and evil is born
 
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post Jul 28 2004, 11:33 AM
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QUOTE(EmeraldKnight @ Jul 23 2004, 1:17 PM)
I posted this in another thread.. but..
The love of religion is the root of all evil. Try to imagine a world without religion. Who in this world would point out the existence of evil? They'd call it a mistake, undesirable, unworkable, they'd seek to find better alternatives, but without a religion they could not call it evil and condemn it for eternity

so you're saying that strong believers of a faith are evil? i don't get that

is billy graham evil because he loves God? i don't think so
is the Pope evil because he loves God? i don't think so
was mother theresa evil because she loved God? most definately not

and no, even if there was no religion, i bet they'd still make up the word "evil". evil means morally reprehensible, so even if there was no religion, people could still be morally reprehensible.

and no, i don't think someone who does something evil can be condemned for eternity (according to my beliefs). If someone does something evil (kill someone), then they can still go to Heaven. everyone sins...the amount or type of sin may differ
 
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