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Thatâs because at the root of it all, greed is a base human emotion and difficult to conquer. Thatâs why all economic systems (in reality, not in theory) ultimately tend toward failure. Eliminate greed (and its evil cousin, corruption) and a fair system can be achieved, but alas, thatâs not possible.
Scripture doesnât say that greed can be kind of bad. It says itâs the ROOT of ALL EVIL. It calls greed idolatry â which means it breaks the FIRST commandment. Jesus said you canât serve God and Mammon â itâs impossible.
And yet, a whole lot of Christians who talk about the Bible all the time seem to think that itâs not a sin at all. In fact, they try to pretend itâs a virtue.
" Walmart thrives on the idea that customers should get a good value, so bringing in a large supply for a very cheap price without government intervention and then selling those products for reasonable prices allows customers to achieve a certain level of satisfaction that Adam Smith would certainly make note of. "
Necessity is the mother of invention, while greed is the father of destruction. Greed is an addiction, possibly even genetically inherited, but is not recognized as a disease, nor are there support groups, medications, or any vaccines in development.
Iâve one more thing to whine about; in so much of America Capitalism is the religion. Christianity, Islam and Judaism have all been replaced by the God Adam Smith. And the Christians, Jews and Muslims that worship Adam Smith instead of God are blind to their own apostasy.
âThe one and only thing that seems to have roused the âmeek and mildâ Son of God to a display of outright physical violence was precisely the assumption that âbusiness is businessâ.ââDorothy L. Sayers
socalvillaguy Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Thatâs because at the root of it all, greed is a base human emotion and difficult to conquer. Thatâs why all economic systems (in reality, not in theory) ultimately tend toward failure. Eliminate greed (and its evil cousin, corruption) and a fair system can be achieved, but alas, thatâs not possible.
Dani Rice almost 8 years ago
The economy is like the weather â it does as it wishes, no matter what the experts say. (Same thing when the baby is due.)
Ignatz Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Scripture doesnât say that greed can be kind of bad. It says itâs the ROOT of ALL EVIL. It calls greed idolatry â which means it breaks the FIRST commandment. Jesus said you canât serve God and Mammon â itâs impossible.
And yet, a whole lot of Christians who talk about the Bible all the time seem to think that itâs not a sin at all. In fact, they try to pretend itâs a virtue.
More or Less Premium Member almost 8 years ago
wisdom of the world is death to the church.
Zen-of-Zinfandel almost 8 years ago
" Walmart thrives on the idea that customers should get a good value, so bringing in a large supply for a very cheap price without government intervention and then selling those products for reasonable prices allows customers to achieve a certain level of satisfaction that Adam Smith would certainly make note of. "
SHAKENDOWN almost 8 years ago
Necessity is the mother of invention, while greed is the father of destruction. Greed is an addiction, possibly even genetically inherited, but is not recognized as a disease, nor are there support groups, medications, or any vaccines in development.
Ignatz Premium Member almost 8 years ago
We recognize hoarding as a mental illness. Unless one hoards money. Then itâs âfreedom.â
banjoAhhh! almost 8 years ago
Wow! Some very perceptive remarks above, especially Ignatz. May God bless you all.
banjoAhhh! almost 8 years ago
Iâve one more thing to whine about; in so much of America Capitalism is the religion. Christianity, Islam and Judaism have all been replaced by the God Adam Smith. And the Christians, Jews and Muslims that worship Adam Smith instead of God are blind to their own apostasy.
John W Kennedy Premium Member almost 8 years ago
âThe one and only thing that seems to have roused the âmeek and mildâ Son of God to a display of outright physical violence was precisely the assumption that âbusiness is businessâ.ââDorothy L. Sayers