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Re: Is money the real root of all evil?
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bestcoins1
on 27/03/2023, 14:05:39 UTC
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 used money; e.g., build hospitals, feed the homeless, build schools, fund to teach people, charity works, help technology, supporting the government on enhancing its citizens way of living, and other many things you can do with money that is worthwhile. I have read about “the love of money”, it talks about every behavior of an individual not money itself that is 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 money starts to control a person that is when the trouble began. People being controlled by money will feel superior and takes pride for 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” is the root of all evil.

The position of money is indeed neutral in life because money is only a medium of exchange needed by everyone in their life. Although nowadays money is seen as a means of satisfying life's needs which basically can do every good thing as you mentioned, and can also control someone to commit crimes because he himself cannot control his greedy desires.

So it is very unnatural if we have to blame the existence of money in any case because the root of all mistakes and crimes is in humans themselves who try to use money in an improper way. Even though everyone who already has money can also use all the money they have in a better way like what you mentioned.