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

[Susano]

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.

[bnbstorm]

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.

[Hydrogen]

"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?
 
If people have money and power they naturally trend towards abusing it. This precedent might define the behavior of ruling elites in all eras of human history. Whether its Top G flaunting pics of women and bugattis on social media. Or more sinister things. Having wealth and power would appear to change the way people behave and how they see the world.

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.

[zaki12]

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

If according to my conclusion that money does not cause evil, what causes evil is from the way of thinking that actually uses money and the heart of the user of money itself. Because money can be someone can give orders, want to be ordered to commit a crime can and can be ordered to do the right thing too. So what is wrong is not money or money is not the source of crime. The money wasn't wrong. What's wrong is the person using it.

[browsiek]

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

in fact money controls everything, believe it or not when we don't have money it feels like we can't live, restless, restless, lots of pressure, that's why everyone needs money because they can meet their needs, from clothing, food, vehicles to self-satisfaction, everyone uses money.  You could say the most powerful factor of crime is money, there is even a saying that "Money is everything".

[Zlantann]

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

If according to my conclusion that money does not cause evil, what causes evil is from the way of thinking that actually uses money and the heart of the user of money itself. Because money can be someone can give orders, want to be ordered to commit a crime can and can be ordered to do the right thing too. So what is wrong is not money or money is not the source of crime. The money wasn't wrong. What's wrong is the person using it.

Greed is the root of all evil and not money. When men want to satisfy their uncontrollable desire for luxury and other material things, they become evil. Money didn't teach people how to steal, kill, defraud or become corrupt, people intentionally chose to act negatively to get money. The case of corruption in the government of Ukraine is a clear example of what people have become because of the quest to get rich quick. How will a sane person be benefiting from blood money without remorse? Ukrainians are suffering and dying, while some corrupt government officials are stealing from their predicament. Even in the face of war, some are going on luxurious vacations with stolen funds. It is not money that is caused these evil but selfish humans.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

We shouldn't use money as a covering because it's not the root of all evil but we that are humans are, you will discover a man when he's yet to arrived in life living a good life worthy of emulation but immediately he got into riches he becomes uncontrollable and pride begin to het allover him, that is when he begins to emancipate new characters that's strange from people knows him to be, money should help give our life a meaningful existence and a force to help us through fulfilling ambitions and not in using it against others.

[Argoo]

Money is only the equivalent of the value of certain material values. It is only a tool of trade in the hands of man. Therefore, money cannot be evil or good. It's like fire: it can warm and help cook food, or it can burn and incinerate, depending on what it is directed at by human hands. Money gives a person material wealth and convenience. You just don't need to strive for enrichment at any cost. Here the material comes into contact with the spiritual.

[karabiber]

Some argue that evil is a natural part of people's instincts, while others argue that it can be explained by social and cultural factors. However, the causes of evil are often complex and multifaceted and under the influence of many factors. In this case, i do not think that money will cause evil, on the contrary, i think it is necessary for the realization of good. While looking for reasons for evil, money is always put in the foreground and they try to make money look bad. How you use the money, what you do to reach the money is important.

[Poker Player]

That money is the cause of all evils is said by people who want to keep you poor, want you to have a victim mentality and to be grateful for having to depend on a politician, usually a socialist or worse, to make ends meet.

Money is nothing more than a means, and as such a means it is neither good nor bad, and if you believe statements like that, you are usually going to live worse than if you believe that fate is largely in your hands, even though you cannot control certain circumstances.

[rat03gopoh]

Probably so, but I believe that there is a more ambitious desire for crime to make money. I think the root of evil is power, the feeling of greed will develop evil goals that were originally just a need to become a desire. Today's example is, with improper power, the economy becomes lame. So crime happens everywhere.

[Davian144]

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

Fundamentally, money is a means of payment and is not the root of any crime in this world, because money is not wrong in any way and does not deserve to be linked to crime. Although those who commit crimes are generally paid with money.

If according to my conclusion that money does not cause evil, what causes evil is from the way of thinking that actually uses money and the heart of the user of money itself. Because money can be someone can give orders, want to be ordered to commit a crime can and can be ordered to do the right thing too. So what is wrong is not money or money is not the source of crime. The money wasn't wrong. What's wrong is the person using it.

That's right, a means of payment such as money cannot be blamed even though the existence of money around us can always solve many jobs and problems including solving crimes. So, in this case, you are right that the one to blame is the owner of the money or the user of the money who uses his mind and money for bad things so that the root of the problem is in the brain of the owner of the money.

[Jody.Drummer]

For most types of crime, yes I said that money is the source of the crime, but it is lack of morality that causes them to commit it.
I will give one example, just like corrupt people, do they lack money? They actually have a lot of money. Are they thirsty for power, so they dare to take rights from others? People who commit corruption are people who have power, whether it's in a narrow environment or even in their country. So in conclusion, it is possible that money is a factor that causes crime, but not all crimes are mentored by money, sometimes it is their morals that encourage them to commit these crimes.

[Bitstar_coin]

90% of it yes, you can not believe what people do to earn money especially with the current state of the economy. Inflation and high cost of living has made the situation worse. Some people are comfortable committing crimes with the excuse of making money. Even though money is not to blame for people's actions but it is the reason why so many bad things are happening.

[bitzizzix]

It should be, "the love of money is the root of all evil" not that money is the real root of all evil.
Money is neutral and we all need money. But it is the love of money that is so dangerous because the love of money equals greed. And justify any means to make money, no matter who the victims are, even your family, even your own health. That's what makes crime and injustice appear everywhere.
and many people commit crimes because they don't have money because they don't want to work or look for it in a lawful way, and also because of greed which is never satisfied with what they get so they commit crimes to get money.
and with gratitude the money we have is felt to be sufficient even though it is a little and we still give charity, and people who are ungrateful and do not give charity will always feel deprived and if faith is weak bad things will happen.

[Woodie]

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.

Money is like a coin with 2 sides, which are the good side and the bad side... And with this kind of setup one side will always be dominant than the other and here the bad will always  be the loudest which is why mostly people quote this saying most of the times. But I do agree, money Hass done great things for people, used to get needed surgeries, helped the homeless etc.

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

The thing is most of us believe that it's only money that can solve whatever problems we have and this is 85% true, and when someone can't get it the resort to evil ways of getting it like crime and the alike hence the reason for saying that "money is the root of all evils. "

[el kaka22]

Well, it is not the money, but more like corruption FOR money. It's humans that cause the trouble. Long long time ago we realized that if we are talking about resources, there is enough resources in the world to make sure everyone has one home, and enough good food, and clothes, for EVERYONE in the world.

But then we said we can't find any ideology that would both give everyone bare bottom those, and then anything above would be fine, capitalist in nature for rich, but socialist for the poorest, and unfortunately we couldn't figure out a way for that. This is why we are dealing with a bit of a trouble and it's causing everyone to be either super rich and evil, or poor.

[iv4n]

We all know that without money there is nothing! And we all know that many do not have enough money even for basic needs. We are all just slaves to money... Whoever creates it and regulates the market is the one who is the true master.

Simply put, if you don't want to do something for a certain amount of money, someone else will! It doesn't even matter what needs to be done, there are always too many candidates. So money is the real root of evil... if you don't have it, but you desperately need it, you are ready to do unimaginable! And unfortunately, there are too many people who are in such situations.

[Quidat]

We all know that without money there is nothing! And we all know that many do not have enough money even for basic needs. We are all just slaves to money... Whoever creates it and regulates the market is the one who is the true master.

Simply put, if you don't want to do something for a certain amount of money, someone else will! It doesn't even matter what needs to be done, there are always too many candidates. So money is the real root of evil... if you don't have it, but you desperately need it, you are ready to do unimaginable! And unfortunately, there are too many people who are in such situations.

Evil or not but we cant just ignore out that we should really thrive or do our best on acquiring or earning it, because if not then we would be fucked up and would even the hard time on surviving ourselves on daily living which is something that we dont really like to happen. People wouldn't mind on what would others be saying because we do know on how to handle ourselves when it comes to spending.
The only way that money would be evil is on the time that you do make use of it on the bad way or something not that ethical and this would really varies out into a certain
individual and we do know that not all would really be like this.

[Davidvictorson]

Money, in my opinion, is not the root of all evil, nor is love for it. Everyday people make the choice whether to be good or bad, whether to be honest or dishonest, whether to be scammers, thieves, or saints. They give in to their greed, their lust, their envy, and their jealousy. They allow it to drive their intentions and motivations. And before you know it, they destroy their own lives as a result of poor life choices and then blame it on money. This is not so. Money is not the root of all evil; people and their decisions are.