In your country, today is money the real root of all evil?

[Desmong]

If we say money is the root of all evil then those people that claim to be righteous are not supposed to spend money. It is generally accepted that money can lewd one into doing the wrong thing but that is fine. Money had so much power and influence so we need to be very careful on how we sote for money or else things might get wrong.

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[Lubang Bawah]

Money, of course, has 2 different sides, it can be a devil or an angel, but for now what is happening in my country is more of a devil, this is because many people do anything because of money, the poor can rob money, the rich can bribe the government to commit crimes such as clearing land, burning forests, and so on, nowadays many people are not ashamed when they are caught in corruption cases, when they have money then the law can be easily bought.

[cafee_orange]

Is money the real root of all evil in today's society
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I do not think so, it’s like saying we don’t need money, but money sustains life. It will always depend on how you used your money. There are many meaningful things you can use the money for; e.g., building hospitals, feeding the homeless, building schools, a fund to teach people, charity workhelpingelp technologsupportingort the government in enhancing its citizen's way of living, and other many things you can do with worthwhile money. I have read about “the love of money”, it talks about every behavior of an individual, not money itself that as the source of all different types of evil and distress. Money is ethically neutral; I believe there is naught wrong with money or the ownership of wealth. But, once the money starts to control a person that is when the trouble began. People being controlled by money will feel superior and takes pride in power which leads to greediness and obsessions of an individual. He or She will enjoy the luxury of life, they will use their money to dictate and control other people for his or her will. Money is a necessity that is why people do fraud, insult, kill, and do bad things to have it. Hence, it is not “the money” but “the love of it” that is the root of all evil.

I think the discussion you convey is very interesting to read and can be used as learning before we have a lot of money. maybe tomorrow or the day after tomorrow we will have a lot of money and hopefully we will really become good people in managing our money.
I would like to respond a little that money is not the root of any dynamics that are currently being faced, both in terms of evil and good, but what is wrong is how to manage money and where the money is directed. without a lot of money we can also live this life. I think like that

[yohananaomi]

Money, of course, has 2 different sides, it can be a devil or an angel, but for now what is happening in my country is more of a devil, this is because many people do anything because of money, the poor can rob money, the rich can bribe the government to commit crimes such as clearing land, burning forests, and so on, nowadays many people are not ashamed when they are caught in corruption cases, when they have money then the law can be easily bought.

as I said in the previous comment, the obvious dilemma is that in countries that are still developing and the poorest, money can always be the main ingredient to be able to solve all problems, even money has become a god.
what you say is real, friend, it's not easy to change character like that because it takes human resources who already understand the true meaning of life through education that can be evenly accepted by society.
Of course the role of the government is to continue to educate and to be able to change the standard of living, at least to be sufficient for everyday life. If you can be prosperous, of course it will be better by providing jobs for all those who really should start working, so that they can at least afford their living.

[Hypnosis00]

Money, of course, has 2 different sides, it can be a devil or an angel, but for now what is happening in my country is more of a devil, this is because many people do anything because of money, the poor can rob money, the rich can bribe the government to commit crimes such as clearing land, burning forests, and so on, nowadays many people are not ashamed when they are caught in corruption cases, when they have money then the law can be easily bought.

Some people had used their money to extend their power and that is a problem in my country, Yes, it was indeed used for bribery and able to control politicians and authorities which I see it should not be but somehow, it has been a common practice in our place (and it might also happen in other countries).

Not all are having this way, some had used their money for good and for helping poor people but I say that due to greediness of power, many people had changed because of money and they'll turn different from being good to have a bad attitude.

[blockman]

Money, of course, has 2 different sides, it can be a devil or an angel, but for now what is happening in my country is more of a devil, this is because many people do anything because of money, the poor can rob money, the rich can bribe the government to commit crimes such as clearing land, burning forests, and so on, nowadays many people are not ashamed when they are caught in corruption cases, when they have money then the law can be easily bought.

It is not money that has two sides but it is the person that uses it. And that's why there are corrupt people because they're thinking of something evil for which they'll use the money for that purpose.
We're using the money for things that we need and if that's the purpose and use of it then we'll not see a bad use of it. But as I've said, the two sides of it is going to depend to the person's intention of using it.

[Lanatsa]

Money, of course, has 2 different sides, it can be a devil or an angel, but for now what is happening in my country is more of a devil, this is because many people do anything because of money, the poor can rob money, the rich can bribe the government to commit crimes such as clearing land, burning forests, and so on, nowadays many people are not ashamed when they are caught in corruption cases, when they have money then the law can be easily bought.

It is not money that has two sides but it is the person that uses it. And that's why there are corrupt people because they're thinking of something evil for which they'll use the money for that purpose.
We're using the money for things that we need and if that's the purpose and use of it then we'll not see a bad use of it. But as I've said, the two sides of it is going to depend to the person's intention of using it.

Its the person who uses the money and this is where intents could be applied and money had been blamed up all the way which is really very wrong.Money could be evil if its been used on the bad way but we

do know that it is really just a tool on which we've been using for us to live and make spending.Its been used on daily transactions but there are people who do make this transaction into those evil deeds and doings
which it turns out that it do took the blame.

Temptation because of greediness is common.Who doesnt love money? None. but when you are on the situation where you are aiming for more and do go past up with limitation
then it is already that wrong.

[blockman]

It is not money that has two sides but it is the person that uses it. And that's why there are corrupt people because they're thinking of something evil for which they'll use the money for that purpose.
We're using the money for things that we need and if that's the purpose and use of it then we'll not see a bad use of it. But as I've said, the two sides of it is going to depend to the person's intention of using it.

Its the person who uses the money and this is where intents could be applied and money had been blamed up all the way which is really very wrong.Money could be evil if its been used on the bad way but we

do know that it is really just a tool on which we've been using for us to live and make spending.Its been used on daily transactions but there are people who do make this transaction into those evil deeds and doings
which it turns out that it do took the blame.

Temptation because of greediness is common.Who doesnt love money? None. but when you are on the situation where you are aiming for more and do go past up with limitation
then it is already that wrong.

Greediness is there and that temptation should be avoided when you know what's best for yourself. It's not going to bring you any good and having it as a habit will change you a lot from your personality.
Experiencing the good and bad things in life will certainly hit you badly and you might be ending up with the conclusion that it's one of the solutions that yo have to come up with. But when you've been past with years of life, you'll see the importance that someone has to come up and find their happiness in life and it's not just all about money although we admit the importance of it as we can't buy our necessities without it.

[lalabotax]

Is money the real root of all evil in today's society

We can't deny that this is probably true. Although money doesn't guarantee anything, in fact, everything needs money. People meed money to life, whatever they say, they will need money. We can also see sometimes in several places, money becomes the measurement of the financial and society ranks, so this will influence all aspects. Money can buy anything, not only daily needs but also the justice and law, sometimes in certain areas.
Many people will do whatever to ensure they got money./ We can see how goring the criminals because they need money. Money is the rot of evil, yes it may be. Because everything needs money

[Renampun]

"For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs."

-1 Timothy 6:10

The money being a root of evil, could be a 2,000 year old view derived from the christian bible.

Its illustrated by King David being moral and just as a shepherd. Later after having become king he attains wealth, power and fame. This changes his behavior completely. He murders men and steals their wives. The story of King David is meant to illustrate how money and wealth can change people for the worse. How power and money can have a corruptive influence.

On a broader scale, how might the behavior and tendencies of ruling elites be defined across all of human history. Is the behavior of the wealthy and powerful today, different from their peers in previous eras?
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In recent times, we adopted the urban myth of the "benevolent billionaire" who uses his wealth primarily for charitable and humanitarian causes. We have a paradigm shift in our views of the wealthy and powerful which could contrast with past eras.

I also heard several times the story of King David who became hard-hearted and forgot God when he already had everything, in contrast to the story of the prophet Ayub who was not arrogant with everything he owned but had a bad family even though God finally returned all his wealth multiplied. it's good if we still have a role model of a philanthropist billionaire, then the paradigm of the rich is criminals, shifts a little.

I would add one more word to it- The lust for the money is the root cause of all the evil.
SOme people have so evil nature - that they would do anything to get the money from other peoples pocket.

There really are people of this type who are very evil, even when they are in a state of poverty, their greed for money is very big, even to the point of stealing - robbing - deceiving other people.

[fuer44]

There has been no official survey from journalists or media compatible with that. However, from the news that appears in various media, money the real root of all evil, such as corruption, theft, tax evasion, money laundering, bribery, hoarding of goods in order to obtain more profit, still occur frequently and can be categorized as money the real root of all evil or by goal is to earn more money.

[Henrobakkara]

Is money the real root of all evil in today's society
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I do not think so, it’s like saying we don’t need money, but money sustains life. It will always depend on how you used your money. There are many meaningful things you can use the money for; e.g., building hospitals, feeding the homeless, building schools, a fund to teach people, charity workhelpingelp technologsupportingort the government in enhancing its citizen's way of living, and other many things you can do with worthwhile money. I have read about “the love of money”, it talks about every behavior of an individual, not money itself that as the source of all different types of evil and distress. Money is ethically neutral; I believe there is naught wrong with money or the ownership of wealth. But, once the money starts to control a person that is when the trouble began. People being controlled by money will feel superior and takes pride in power which leads to greediness and obsessions of an individual. He or She will enjoy the luxury of life, they will use their money to dictate and control other people for his or her will. Money is a necessity that is why people do fraud, insult, kill, and do bad things to have it. Hence, it is not “the money” but “the love of it” that is the root of all evil.

You cannot say money is evil as it is necessary for trading. You can say that unequal distribution of money is evil. People in power have printed a lot of money for them and now poor people are losing their purchasing power causing a lot of problems including theft, corruption, dishonesty etc.

How ever both of you try to justify it, Money is the main Action point here. There is no way you can spin the discussion without ending up mentioning money. Even if you are saying

unequal distribution of money is evil

or

the love of it

it is however money that is the issue. Most times you don't know the true character of your close family/friends until they have money.

[fadhilz123]

There has been no official survey from journalists or media compatible with that. However, from the news that appears in various media, money the real root of all evil, such as corruption, theft, tax evasion, money laundering, bribery, hoarding of goods in order to obtain more profit, still occur frequently and can be categorized as money the real root of all evil or by goal is to earn more money.

That's just the goal of some people who maybe they still feel they are poor so they dare to commit crimes to get more money in bad ways. Even though there are still many good ways they can do to get money by continuing to take advantage of the opportunities that exist and not make it an opportunity to commit crimes just to get money.

So if you think money is the root of all evil, it means that all people who are looking for money in this world are looking for evil or are committing crimes. I think that's really not true, because there are many people in this world who are looking for money but are not considered a crime because they do it in a better way. So don't blame money in this case by assuming money is the root, because you yourself are still looking for money at this time, but you will not be considered a criminal as long as you know how best to make money.

[Obari]

@Op your message wasn't really clear to me but I also disagree with people who think money is the root of all evil because even the holy book we're referencing never said such about money but rather it said that "the LOVE of money is the root of all evil".
This very phrase is basically referring to toxicity of money
That is a situation of letting the pleasures money brings taking control of us and this case is very familiar with people who just hits some good money maybe from the blues and tends to live their imaginary lives without minding what the next person might feel

[Spontaneous]

   Ahm just my opinion I think is not the money why the reason our world become cruel, I think the reason is only people who are eaten by the systematically their self and their power they had to control the money  an they abused it, the claims everything. Until Low people class will definitely think to create a way in bad way to sustain Thier families. They steal, kill, and everything an that's we could money involved.

[Cantsay]

Is money the real root of all evil in today's society
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I do not think so, it’s like saying we don’t need money, but money sustains life. It will always depend on how you used your money. There are many meaningful things you can use the money for; e.g., building hospitals, feeding the homeless, building schools, a fund to teach people, charity workhelpingelp technologsupportingort the government in enhancing its citizen's way of living, and other many things you can do with worthwhile money. I have read about “the love of money”, it talks about every behavior of an individual, not money itself that as the source of all different types of evil and distress. Money is ethically neutral; I believe there is naught wrong with money or the ownership of wealth. But, once the money starts to control a person that is when the trouble began. People being controlled by money will feel superior and takes pride in power which leads to greediness and obsessions of an individual. He or She will enjoy the luxury of life, they will use their money to dictate and control other people for his or her will. Money is a necessity that is why people do fraud, insult, kill, and do bad things to have it. Hence, it is not “the money” but “the love of it” that is the root of all evil.

You cannot say money is evil as it is necessary for trading. You can say that unequal distribution of money is evil. People in power have printed a lot of money for them and now poor people are losing their purchasing power causing a lot of problems including theft, corruption, dishonesty etc.

Not money itself but the love for the money that's the root of all evil. Like for the example you used, those in power at one point all had the good of the people in mind but when they finally gained the power they have always desire the love and desire to become more rich diverted their attention from their main purpose in power into something else.

If you analyze things that takes place in our society today you'll notice that most of the evils done are ways people are using to make money so everyday new methods are created; from scamming to human rituals all these things occur because of People's despiration.

[Godday]

I think money is not the root of satan.  And yes of course nowadays there are so many problems in this world that are caused by money.  Inflation that makes many people suffer and fall into poverty is something that has been produced by money.  But if I look at it from the positive side, the basic idea of ​​creating fiat currency is to make trading easier.  Because it will be so difficult if there are differences in how to trade between one place and another.  I think it's good for us to prepare ourselves to face the world as it is today.  Maybe a little advice, you can invest your money not in the form of paper currency but in the form of investment instruments such as property, gold or crypto currency.

[Qiubell5]

Yes, money is used according to its owner. Money does have its good and bad sides. Too much love for money can make a person difficult to control his lust. He will do anything as long as the money is in his hands. Too much love for money is indeed dangerous, especially if it is used for things that are not good. And will be able to plunge people into bad things. So, yeah a lot of people commit crimes for money, maybe it's because they need money or they love money too much.

[Remiscoin5]

Money was supposed to be there for us to be using but people are using it for evil. Without money our children can't go to school without money how can we pay our rent and feed our children money was made to provide our need we all need money. Let's just imagine the situation of the country right now if there is no money the corruption and crime will be more than before

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

Using money for evil deeds is not a location or country base whereby some people where believed to be attributed to such acts while some were not, it can be found anywhere and regardless of the country people where thesame in all ethnicity distributional level, corruption is from the mind, people choose to live a corrupt life when they feels no one can see or monitors their way of behavioural attitude in things they do, they also lack being disciplined enough to exercise caution in some areas they were meant to display such, this now advances to the level of them being corrupt and it's becomes their habit.