Is money the root of all evil?

[Mr. Kyaw Min Lwin]

Is money the root of all evil?

There is a saying that money is the root of all evil. What do you think about it?

kind regards.
Kyaw.

[Torsten]

I don't agree. Money is the equivalent of the value a person or organization creates.

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[Xiaomuou]

Money is simply a piece of paper that we give value to. An object is only what we make of it. So, some people might use money for evil, while others will use money for good.

That being said, I believe this saying stems from the Bible, and possibly as well in other cultures from long ago. The Bible itself has a saying that goes "For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil". It says further "Which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."
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[Cristina.ro]

Yeah, that's true to some extent. If it wasn't for the money, many people would not do the terrible things they do. I guess some do them simply because they need money and others do them just because they want more and more of it.
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[328pd]

Great topic, which I wanted speaking about it so many times.
But unfortuantly it is not the right topic for beginner like me, who want learn english.

"Is money the root of all evil?"
I would say yes about this sentence, because it is almost everywhere same.
For many many matters, money is the start or the end of the problems. And only money have such a strong power to change people.

The question which sometime I ask myself is, where will it end?
We where never so depend of money, as now.
People get crazy. Depression everywhere.
Rich people get richer, poor people get poorer

its difficult to find the right word in english, therefore I opened never such a topic.

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[Jamie (K)]

The Biblical expression is, "The love of money is the root of all evil." According to that, money itself is not evil, but loving it is. Money itself is a good, necessary tool, and far superior to the system people used before money existed. However, placing money above morality is evil.

Most people think this means that it's evil to be rich and greedy. However, I also see situations where people of more modest means compromise their morality for the sake of their jobs. Many university professors do this. So both rich and poor people can evilly subjugate themselves to money.

[Mr. Kyaw Min Lwin]

Thank you very much for your kind, interesting thoughts and comments which I appreciate very much.
Originally money is a useful means of transactions. Basically good. But when it is in the wrong hands of evil people it's become evil. Like the nuclear power. But, today money seems to be happier in the wrong hands. Oh dear...
Even money biases.

kind regards.

[Jamie (K)]

In the US we say, "Guns don't kill people. People kill people." Similarly, "Money isn't evil. People are evil."

And if you go to court and watch the trials, or watch American court cases on TV, you soon find that just as much evil is caused by people not having money as is caused by people having lots of money -- maybe more.

[Mr. Kyaw Min Lwin]

Exploitation is a fact to think in this case. I think.
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[Katty2010]

People are evil because of money. When people start chasing money like mad and go far beyond their needs to roll in pools of money, thats when trouble begins. One evil leads to another and its not long before it spreads like a wild fire.
Take for instance the smugglers and drug dealers they start at low and within days they are millionares and trillioners and those who are victims end up causing more trouble. Its like a cycle of evil.
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[Jamie (K)]

People are definitely evil for many reasons other than money. And there is ample proof in many countries, including the US, that having lots of money doesn't necessarily corrupt people. Walk around poor communities, and you're liable to find plenty of evil that you don't find among the rich. I've seen it.

People can be evil because of jealousy that has nothing to do with money. They can also be evil because of sex. They can become evil because they want attention from people who are not paying attention to them. They can become evil over sports. People who are evil find all kinds of outlet for their malice that have nothing at all to do with money.

[Cgk]

I am convinced ;-) that conviction is the root of all evil, not an object.
Objects are just the tools to enforce one's conviction.

The need for power is in all of us in some way or another. Money is a tool to gain power. Jealousy, rape, and doing something terrible to get attention is the abnormal and vicious way of attaining or showing power. Sports can become a religion to some people, another example of conviction.

Claudia
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[Our Tort System]

All this talk about money and evil just brought to mind this mathematical joke:

Proposition: women are evil.
Proof:
1. women demand money and time => women=money*time
2. time is money => women= money*money=money^2
3. money is the root of all evil => women=(square root(evil))^2=evil.
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[Jamie (K)]

But the Bible doesn't say money is the root of all evil. It says the LOVE of money is the root of all evil. So by your formula it would be the love of women that's behind the problem.

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