Do you believe "money is the root for evil"?

[yourbabygirl921]

Like people will say money is what cause other people to do something bad just for either poorness or greediness what do you think?

Yes

No

I think it depends?

[Goforit1010]

@joeldalton put it correctly. It's not money that's the root of all evil, but the LOVE of money above all other things, that's the root of all evil.

Money itself, is a tool, used in exchange to obtain goods and services. Like anything else, it can be used for good or misused, causing all sorts of problems.

[chriscdi]

Yes because most bad things lead to money, money is always involved in some way with most evil or bad thing

[MasseurDeMojo]

Let's clarify that question. Money itself is not evil; it is a tool used to set a value to goods, and obtain those goods based on their cost.

What makes money evil, is the LOVE OF MONEY. That is to say you desire to have all of others money for yourself, leaving others struggling while you have a very easy life. An example, we have political figures who have millions of dollars, and they have people in their areas who are living in run down projects. Instead of helping them get out of the projects; they promise to build more projects for them, and tell them, anyone who says they want to get rid of the projects, and put them in nice new homes, and help them to get a really good job; that person do not trust. That political figure knows that if these people are helped to the point they actually do get out of the projects, and start making a good living; the political figure will loose money! They have made their money by creating a crisis, that actually, does not need to exist. They are payed millions to help the projects!! As soon as the projects go away; they loose those millions.

Because they love money, they will keep others poor. Because big pharma loves money; they want doctors to keep people sick. So, no natural remedies, or using things that were proven to work in the past, and clarified through peer review. They want your money, and they are going to get by any means; even if it means you die in the process.

So, it is the Love Of Money that is the Root of all Evil!!!

[ohshee]

There are a lot of different ways to look at it I don't know if it's so much money it is evil I think it's just people that have lots of money are greedy and they want more and more there's a lot of selfish people in this world and that's cool that mean that's your choice you know somewhere down the road we all have to pay a price for whatever we've done even though good deed goes unpunished it is what it is I wish it wasn't but all we can do is learn from it

[Effably]

Of much, at least. Money after all is just a representation of goods and services owed. So as a core concept it is a brilliant and simple tool that society needs. What it ultimately represents is possession of resources though. A very large chunk of all the "evil" happens due to X wanting Y's resource. Does having money make it worse? Probably. Hard to imagine something else though.

[jshm2]

Sigh.

No kiddo, money is not the "root" of anything.

Money can buy a bed, but not sleep, money can buy a gun, but not security, yada, yada.

People deflect onto money to avoid reflecting themselves.

[Gwenhwyfar]

Maybe. I know I don’t like talking about it but it is nice to have.

[2ndTryatThis]

The saying is that “The LOVE of money is the root of evil.” So money by itself is not the problem, but idolizing money or making it your god is..

[Zygum]

It depends upon the person for which purpose, he /she use his money, money can be used to help the poor and money can be used to buy weapons and kill innocent people

[joeldalton]

The love of money above other things is the root of all evil.

[Mangospacho]

It’s the love of money is the root of all evil not just money itself.

[EaterPeter]

Too much of every thing is the root for evil. Jewelery, property and Jealousy.

[EaterPeter]

Thanks for like!

[JesseJayNeak]

It's not money the problem. But greed and the way people use it

[OddBeMe]

Evil is a religious term. Human nature turns dark for many reasons: money, sex etc.

[anylolone]

Neolitc warfare shows it's not money to root of all evil.

[Maspolomas]

Yes it drives people crazy and to do crazy things

[crmoore]

It can be. But not always.

[Still-alive]

no, i am the root of all evil muahahhaa

[Still-alive]

but really i'd say the 7 deadly sins are more reflective of the path to evil if gone to extremes. im not a religious person but they are still good to use

[Yellovv]

Depends how you use money for...

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

Love of money is.

[ItsMeItsMe1989]

yeah