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Some script keeps appearing in my face saying something.... argh I hate computers...

Anyway, Do you believe that the love of money is the root of all evil? explain.

(and some explanation to the poll thing would be appreciated :)

I believe its a large enough motivator for bad people to do bad things.

Money isn't evil, stupid people that do stupid stuff for it are evil.

In my opinion, Greed is the root of all evil. Or at least it's closer than money, since money can't really cause evil unless someone is greedy enough to go outta their way to get it regardless of who they hurt in the process. Again it comes down to people making stupid selfish decisions.

yes Greed is the root of evil but not all. most of it but not all. hatred is also a root of evil and doesn't have to include greed in it. as so is envy, wrath, gluttony.

in the end it's the sins that are the roots of evil

people say money is the root of all evil but that makes no sence. what can money do. Money can't do anything. it just can't do anything at all. it's not alive. it can't decide to do something. no people have to decide that. now is money a temptation. yes it can be. but why are you tempted you have to ask yourself.

remember only people can do good or evil. all other things are just tools to an means or an end.

I don 't think that money is the root of all evil, but the love of money can lead to dangerous roads. Most people wouldn't mind having a larger paycheck, or a promotion, but when you start basing your life on how much you have above all else (to the exclusion of all else), thats when you start polluting your life. Technically, the money is not the evil part, but the greed and the burning passion for more that drives someone to do unethical things in the pursuit of more.

heh money is only the root of all evil when money is what determines whether one lives comfortably or not.. basically when you allow the desire for material goods to become the basis of your life.

and yeah like Demecas said, money is the means to an end and generally to keep you happy :D... so um happiness is the root of all evil :wink:

and envy can be caused by money (someone has something really expensive that you want but cannot afford)
Gluttony too, but that'd be if you had no self control.
Wrath...I can think of ways it could be for wrath but they're fairly obscure..
Pride tends to have something to do with money...the two tend to stick together...
Greed...well um yeah..
Laziness... also an effect money can have
Lust... you can buy it..

but yeah money could be called the root of evil but only because it is the most commonly used means to try and get pleasure in life...certainly not the best choice however.

Thats interesting that you compared the love of money to the seven deadly sins. I can see how, if money had truly permeated into every part of your life, it could affect you in all these ways.

I figure it isn't money, it's disappointment to be the root of evil. You gotta think why do people do anything we think is wrong, evil, messed up, so on. Well, when you break down every reason, it's because they were disappointed with how things are, were, or were going to be. Kind of a universal breaker to our strife.

I don't think its money so much as greed. Money is just the means to satiate that greed. Worse than real money is the virtual money called loans. Being poor is not evil, but being incited in to taking out loans that are going to take years to pay off, if ever, that's evil.

However, none of this is the root of all evil. Not the *root of all* evil. Maybe a root of some evil though. And I think I'd place intolerance and prejudice higher on that scale.

Women are the root of all evil. Had it not been for Eve, we'd still be living in the Garden of Eden.

Moses Maimonides has called giving a loan the third best aspect of the highest form of charity, right before giving anonymously. I think he may be the first person to advocate micro credit.

Simply because that can be mathematically proven doesn't mean that one should suggest it. :P

I don't see how you'd prove that using math.

In any case, money is merely a means to and end; it's truly the end which defines the evil, not the means.

I don't really believe that. Thought it'd be funny though.