Some said money is the root cause of all evil...

It's not actually money ... but love of money. Love of money is the root of all evil. It's from the Bible.

Sorry to correct you but it is not money that is the root of all evil but love of money. This comes from 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. It is hard to keep yourself focused on God when your belly is aching for food but perhaps equally hard to remember God when your heart is set on material greed all the best urban

Hi mobhomeir, The old saying is that the love of money is the root of all evil and there is a lot of truth to that. Many people will do anything for money, including murdering another. There are quite a few billionaires in the world today, and that is ridicious, no one needs that much money, and life is short anyway. It is not the little person who is the problem but the very rich and who are often willing to to have hundreds and more killed to fatten their bank accounts. Blessings.

Hello mobhomeir, Yes money and its greed is the root cause of all evils.Most of the cases we read in newspapers are all related to money. No i never experienced scarcity of money in my life but still i can imagine those who experience it often choose wrong way to tackle with it.I have read many stories where people became theives as they had no money to feed themselves and their family.

Hi mobhomeir!.. my thought about money the is root of all evil for me it is not really true.. It is right that scarcity is the one of the possible answer why some people do bad things just have to money. and second for me its about selfishness, for example some of the politicians corrupt money from the people just to have lots of money and so they can buy everything they wants even if through their salary they can buy the important things they needed..:(

U lheard it right,money is really the root cause of evil.......

I have considered that exact issue a few times in the past. Just to take it down to the basics...if one is hungry and sees their children in that manner with no choices...they will do things they would not normally do to feed them. I have experienced scarcity but I am thankful that it has not been to the extent that I have ever had to be pushed to the point of choosing a bad road.

I get your point but there's a lacking on the discussion of scarcity. That seminar really pointed out about money whatever the reason will be. Because if there is no money there is problem arising something like that... We are hypocrite enough if we say that money is not involved in anything what we do in life when facing financial difficulties in life. But I want to show that money is not bad at all because we used it as a matter for us to live within our life. But I want to emphasize also that money can became a root of evil if we deal it within the frame of life that man the reason for us to be exist in this world... We are created by God and money only that least of everything in the eyes of God. So that, money can't be the root of evil. The thing was people want to posses more money and do everything they should to get money even if those are evil one and hurt others. People seems forget God in everything in their life and money are always in their mind. This is the reason why money is the root of evil...because people are being greedy and forget to live with the word of God...

As I was reading every comment and beliefs about the topic it came to my own conclusion that it depends on how a person use money right?On my own opinion as per reading money can make you do good things and money can make you do bad things.just like Robin Hood he is a nice guy and he turns out bad because he robs.And he robs because he doesn't want his countrymen to suffer. I guess i have watched so much movies these days hahahaha but it's true some people does that ...

my dear Martin Where is Martin and who is that hunk in your avatar (hehehe) Good to see you and now I am sure you are fine after the calamity (thanks God) Anyway, let's talk about money. I just responded with one topic with money issue and friendship (lols) I can say that, money is not evil- how come money is evil- it doesn't have any mind to control itself. It's the person who loves money and make money as if money is everything that matters or- making money as his/her god. If someone make money the center of his/her life- surely that person is worshiping money and that makes money becomes evil to that person. Money used for good deeds is never evil- it's the person who uses the money who is evil! have a good day and again...nice to see you dear Martin

Hi! for me money is not the root of all evil. I think it is you, me, us, it is the way how we use money. Money has no life , people use money to live and to enjoy life. If we do not have money we have nothing to use whether for good purpose or bad. So if we use money for good intention and we were able to help others then money is not evil. If we use it to pay for a killer for hire because we want to have our enemies killed, then money is the root of evil. So it depends on how we use money.

I suggest in most cases yes and to some people. There are some people who are ready to do anything to make sure that they have some penny in their pocket even if it means killing someone.

Yes the scarcity happened to all our lives when my father lost everything in his business.We were all in huge trouble and scarcity for about 10 yrs after that took place.That's a really long time,but that was an equally huge loss for our family.But after that my father never entered into the business field and gave up all hopes in making money.His love for more money though he had a good secured job was the root cause for all our struggle and suffering.But he was never greedy,he just wanted to make some extra money for our benefits and well being.

i dont have any wise idea about this, its partially true in a ways people use money to spread evil and terror but we also use money for our daily needs to survive...i think the root of all evil is the pride of the beholder...money is just a powerful weapon and they use it for their own ambitions...

It can be. If money isn't used correctly or if it is used for evil means, then yes, it can be evil. I think that money can be a problem if people make it a problem.

Well no, because scarcity is relative. I live in America, and we have more 'stuff' here than almost anywhere else in the world. The poor live better than most of the world. Our abundance has not solved anything. Further, I don't believe that money is the root cause of evil either. Money... is thing. Its an object. Perhaps you heard about Zimbabwe? In this country, the government printed more and more and more money. People will billions of dollars, and yet still struggling to eat. Everyone will billions of dollars didn't help. Equally, if you go back in time before there was money, people still were evil. People traded animal pelts, and still there was evil before money even existed.

When you are speaking of financial scarcity, does it not still pertain to money? Financial right? It is true that scarcity may be the cause but since it is financial scarcity then money is still the problem here. We are not being specific but general instead. In my opinion, money is the root of all evil and good in the present generation. Well, unless you got land big enough to plant your own consumables or you have land that is rich in materials wherein you can create products for people around you, then money would not be that significant to you. Nowadays, money is needed for almost everything. Even when we buy presents or go out with people we love, we require money to accomplish almost everything. From the candies to fare to movies to restaurants to etc. Even the devices we have at home like the computer, television, rice cooker, refrigerator, stoves, etc were first bought before you could enjoy them.

You can’t really blame evil on the scarcity of money. There are loads of VERY honest poor people who live in poverty. They have no money, yet they don’t go out and steel, rob and cheat people. Money is not evil either.. money is a tool in which to provide for your needs and wants. The love of money is what the bible says is the root of all evil. Coveting what other people have and wanting to take it from them… that’s evil. But having money doesn’t make a person evil anymore than NOT having money makes a person evil. There is never a good reason to rob, cheat and steal.. period.. so scarcity of money isn’t the root of evil. People do evil things to acquire money and prestige, so then again it comes down to greed, which could be interpreted as the love of money.

Yes,I get your point.Financial scarcity is one of the causes that's why they steal money from other people like rubbery,kidnapping and other crimes that are happening nowadays.But greedy also exists here and it doesn't choose any status in life whether your poor or rich.Its so sad that people do such sin and they are not afraid of karma.

Evil is caused by envy and greed particularly to money and fame. Some people had a evil obsession to money wherein they commit their selves to bad actions to have lots of money. It depends on how people uses their money, and how money had caused them!