In the past few days, I have been thinking about the phrase, “money is the root of all evil.” This simple and well known phrase had been pounded into my head since I can remember with little explanation as to why I should accept this as truth. And now, I completely reject this phrase. In fact, I will go as far as to say that “money is the root of all good.”
One could make an argument that money is evil because it drives men to commit horrendous acts of violence on one another but, it is not money that drives man to commit those acts, it is man himself that is responsible.
Money is the only way for man to fully interact with one another. Without it, men would resort to acts of barbarism in using force to obtain what he desires, including the act of slavery. The following is a quote from Ayn Rand:
“Until and unless you discover that money is the root of all good, you ask for your own destruction. When money ceases to become the means by which men deal with one another, the men become the tools of other men. Blood, whips and guns — or dollars. Take your choice — there is no other.”
“Money is the only way for man to fully interact with one another.” what about third world countries that don’t use “money” rather they use goods, services, and materials to trade? they interact, different than those who use money, but they still interact. they don’t resort to fighting or using weapons to get what they want. maybe when you say “money” you mean all materials that are traded and not just paper money. i don’t quite understand this statement i guess.
i don’t believe that money is the root of all evil. nor do i believe it is the root of all good. i just think of it many people’s way of trading. but, in a capitalistic society like America, money can play a big part in destroying lives. people get wrapped up in money so much that they’d do anything to have it. and that includes anything evil.
i think you should take an anthropology class to learn (in depth) about other cultures.