Money isn't the root of all evil, because if so why would they ask for it in church? I think people are innately evil, it's just that because of money, it allowed them to do evil deeds in a much larger scale than let's say what a poor could only do. A poor person wouldn't be able to commit tax fraud and money laundering, a poor person wouldn't be able to commit murder and get away with it. A poor person wouldn't be able to step on other poor people because after all they are in the same social class. So for me money isn't the root of all evil, humanity is born evil, and money just enables them to channel that evil in more ways.
Sure it was mentioned.. But the correct phrase is NOT the above but rather.
BUT FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY is the root of all evil.. Kind of makes a big difference.
Is it really evil If you "Love" to earn more money? (In a decent way) like most successful businessmen does?
Because for me, I think the other way around.
"The lack of money leads to an evil deeds." I mean literally.
When a person lacks of money, he can do several crimes such as stealing, selling drugs, and other illegal activities that involves huge sum of money.
A humble advice, you don't need to make 3 separate consecutive posts in one thread. It'll only look like you're flooding.
Loving money for me isn't really evil and I would have to agree with you on that. Everyone would love to be able to put food on the plate without having to worry the next day, everyone would love to be enabled. It's how you use that money that makes you evil or not. Charitable institutions accept money for noble causes and of course they love money but we don't go around telling them they are evil (well, except for PETA).