Money is the Root of all Evil

[raithwall]

Most of us work a simple job for a simple wage. Its a simple concept of give and be given to. But rather then merely give to one another and help one another we created an artificial thing thing called money so that some jobs could be better then others. That way a man who scoops poop for a living will make so little he has to borrow from a banker, who merely sits around getting rich off the interest.

This in a nutshell is whats wrong with society. It's been desensitized by money away from the warm experience of helping another human being and receiving their help in return.

Our religions pass around the collection plate and where does it go? In their vaults, in their cathedrals, towards their crusades. The Vatican sits rich beyond measure while its people starve on the streets and nothing is done, but what is to be expected when their very doctrine teaches the world is inevitably evil and that God will wipe us out before taking his place among us, a misguided hope at best...

Our celebrities have embraced the idea they are better then everyone else. There is not one rich person to be found among them that will invest in you, believe in you, and really commit themself and their funding to making the world a better place for everyone. As a result we become jaded and only out for ourselves which feeds the very cycle that lead us to becoming jaded in the first place! Now I'm sure some who are rich have decided to balance the universe, but someone threatened them...

Our Kings enjoy the good life. They fight one another at times to create the illusion they are just, but they are all simply part of an upper class that does anything for profit, including war. Their intention is to cultivate a world where there only exist the rich and slaves who serve them. They have banded together forming their own guild. Its called the Illuminati. Wouldn't you do the same if you were rich?

So what is the answer? Its the most basic principle of work: give and someone will give to you. Simply follow it to the letter, and whenever you find someone who does otherwise kill them. In order to cleanse an infected body the germs must be killed. It is that simple. How else can a slave be free of his master?

Unfortunately its too late for such an extreme action, but back in the dark ages I would have wholehearted told everyone I met to put others before themselves, consider all humans equal, and kill every man that tried to rule us and was only out for himself.

Once again its all because of money that we are only out for ourselves and have perverted the simple concept of give and be given to. Money is the root of all evil. All people and all nations do whatever is economically best despite science, despite morals, despite what they really want.

Its a world where people are distanced from one another, lonely and sad, disorganized and unable to rebel. The next step will be taking away their right to bear arms. Finally we will be locked in a world where we become slaves who love their slavery.

Do any of your Gods, religions, celebrities, or kings have any real desire to improve the world? NO.

Our Gods tell us to worship them and give up on the world, it will be destroyed in doomsday. And so many eagerly await for God to wipe out the human race. Jesus healed the people and sought to be crucified by them. Buddha turned his back on the world concluding "All is sorrow" and his monks seek to leave it behind entirely. So rather then improve the world that is what those with religious views seek to do.

Communism has had its chance. While enlightened in theory, its government was corrupted nonetheless. When faced with a secret order of rich person who run the world one concludes it is better to be bought out then attempt a hopeless battle against the world.

Democracy has also had its say. America was born of the very ideas I am talking about here. A people who abandoned their kings and sought to make a completely fair world in a new land. The indians knew how to honor the earth and give and be given to, but rather then learn from them we destroyed them. America today is just as much the slave of money as any other nation.

So what else is there left to try? Whats happening now is that the new world order will have to deal with the backlash of the spiritual people they have controlled throughout history. Islam and terrorism for instance. These are the people who are unhappy with the world and want it to end just as their scriptures tell it will.

I have never understood the way of money. It has kept me lonely, isolated, and unable to plan the kind of job I would have or life I would lead. The cabalist central bankers have a tight reign on this world. When I think about it it feels as though all of humanity has been violated.

It's hard to retain respect for a God that doesn't care about the world, only about spiritual unity with him after the grave. Moreover if the world is corrupt how much easier it will be to leave it behind. Like I said God has never been on my side. Ever.

I don't particularly care for the idea of being a spirit wandering in space. For me church is pointless, work is pointless, justice is pointless, protecting the environment is pointless. Indeed the only things worth doing are the desires of my heart, helping others, and making real connections that go beyond words.

So that is what I will live for. To achieve the satisfaction of emotional Catharsis in all things and the creative joy of exploring life to the fullest. Spiritual pursuits are meaningless, what matters is that I have the right attitude about them. God will have to accept me for who I am because trying to be anything else is a delusion whose corruption is evidence of wrong.

So I leave you with a troubling thought. There are many lonely people in this world riddled with problems and issues and sorrows and suicides. Each of them may have a few nice words for the other, but like the apple that fell on the ground none of them will really become a personal part of each others lives. They all tell them to seek real connections, but none of them will become these connections.

Great things could become of these people, but they were meant to support one another and need one another. They weren't meant to be so self sufficient that they are perfectly happy alone. People like to be needed, especially in intimate relationships, yet not one of them is willing to complete the other.

So society tells us we're wrong, that what we feel is an error in our brain and gives us drugs upon drugs, with side effects that require us to buy more drugs, and drugs that treat those drugs, and paying out a fortune to become the ideal slave that is in love with his slavery. You know I think better just stop here, it's getting a bit too deep.

[Doan the Nado]

Based on the title of this post (sorry, but I don't really feel like reading it), someone could learn a little bit by reading Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand. It's totally a one-sided libertarian viewpoint, but for someone who doesn't understand what money really is or why socialism/communism is less than ideal, it should be a good introduction.

[raithwall]

Well theres two sides to every argument and in the end all we can do is work with what we have. Still I will retain a pessimistic viewpoint that is founded on statistics. I know there are those who are actively trying to make things better, but clearly things have only been getting worse.

edit: note that money has been abolished in Star Trek. I have always looked forward to that kind of futuristic society.

Good and evil are actually both wrong. Good creates an impossible standard for perfection and evil exists as the equal and opposite reaction to that action. The good recognize their imperfection and await punishment, the evil recognize their perfection and lash out.

A perfect God creates perfect beings. The very act of needing to separate good from evil (as in the garden of eden, fruits of the knowledge of good and evil) is in itself an implication that we are imperfect and evil to begin with!

As children we know neither good nor evil. We are innocent and simply play, but as we grow older and adapt to the world we lose something along the way... For one thing we become too serious.

Everytime a zealot has come along and said things are definitely this way or that way he is invariably lead to kill people in crusades. Indeed all of our worst wars were fought over God and religion. When someone tries to be too good the repressed corruption sneaks in and makes a mockery of his attempt.

Look beyond good and evil and you'll see a perfect holistic natural point. The cavemen understood it. Are we no more civilized then a caveman? Be nice to others and good will come of it, be mean and bad will come of it.

Now, the same concept of splitting everything into good and evil can be applied to money. It is to say some is more valuable then others, some creations more beautiful then others. It is an insult to the inherent perfection of all of creation.

If you truly believe that all men are created equal then this is your conclusion. Else the men who were created into rich families and dynasies are created better then everyone else.

So to be more accurate then the cliche title, Money is root of all evil and good.

[Neo Samurai]

Evil is subjective for the most part. Yeah, there are things that are universal that good, sane people consider evil, such as murder or rape. However, if it doesn't hurt another person, is it really evil? Like for instance, having sex before marriage. Are you really hurting anyone else by doing it? You and your partner both agree to it and there are methods to ensure STDs or unwanted pregnancies are prevented (condoms, birth control, etc.). And what if both partners are atheists anyway? Is it fair to say they can't have sex because marriage because they're supposedly "destroying the sanctity of marriage" (Same thing can be said about gay marriage).

And yet, organizations such as the Church and uber conservatives feel the need to lash out on people for doing things that harm no one else (gay marriage, sex before marriage, etc.). IMO, oppressing people for doing such things is the true evil.

Edit: Raithwall, I understand how you feel. However, I feel that taking a pessimistic attitude towards life isn't the answer. I think beauty can sometimes even be found in darkness.

This isn't to say that you should love evil. What I'm saying is to just roll through life and to not worry so much, even when the going gets tough. Yeah, sometimes you might feel frustrated, angry, or sad. But the trick is to just feel it without reacting. In fact, this is the very beauty I mentioned earlier. There's a certain Zen-like quality to just feeling your emotions without reacting to them.

The point is that yes, there is evil in the world, but that doesn't mean we should feel hopeless or become depressed. Do what you believe is best. This way, you can come one step closer to making the world a better place.

Ever watch The Matrix? I think it makes a very interesting point about how we really are living in a Matrix. We're in a rat race set up by our governments and religions to give them all our money and stay in line. Once you see this matrix, you realize that you actually can rise to greatness if you apply yourself and not to allow anyone else to prevent you from striving towards it.

[raithwall]

I have a pessimistic view about everything and everyone, and you know what... every time I'm wrong I feel a sense of joy.

You're right about finding beauty in the darkness, because if the background isn't darkness what use is it for the stars to shine?

Life is about movement, change, the positive and negative hand in hand, pleasure and pain. Suffering and appreciation. You take the good and the bad, if you could only have the good you'd never appreciate it. Well unless you're outlook is constantly bad like me, but if all life becomes inherently good that outlook flies out the window.

You can't get rid of the negative, you have to utilize it.

Ever watch The Matrix? I think it makes a very interesting point about how we really are living in a Matrix. We're in a rat race set up by our governments and religions to give them all our money and stay in line. Once you see this matrix, you realize that you actually can rise to greatness if you apply yourself and not to allow anyone else to prevent you from striving towards it.

I know. My problem is I find the modern world very confusing. It seems like every time you want to do something its get a license, go through filling out hundreds of forms and paperwork. Conspiracy to waste our time if you ask me.

You know in my town a little girl was arrested for opening a lemonade stand on her lawn because she didn't have a "license."