What do you think about this thought regarding human kind/the world we live in?

Those are slogans.
They are often enough used by people who have no money or who have a vested interest in discouraging others from trying to make money.
They are no more always true than “beauty is only skin deep” is always true.

Your original question made me think that there are more worlds out there to live in but we live in this world or the world we live in.

The rest of your information is interesting because there are many who have no money and do not live by it. But think of the richest people on Earth and how they live? Doe’s that help you understand the statements?

It’s just a saying, so it’s not true.

Yes but even weather your a person with money or not, it wouldnt change the face that the world (in general) revolves around it. just because you dont have money or you live in an area that its not necessary to have “money” other parts of that country/state do….see where im going with this?

and i dont believe its true its just a thought of ” how these two could be interpreted

The world revolves around its axis, which must therefore be the axis of evil.

I have a more positive outlook on humanity than that.

@Inked_up_chic Yes, the world revolves around money to a certain extent, but calling it evil is subjective.

They are both true. The world as we know it has needs and those needs are met by commerce and most of it nowadays involves international commerce.

Then think about crime and heinous acts including war but excluding pure psychotic acts, money will be linked in there at some point in time as part of if not the whole impetuous for the “evil” deed. Of course there will be exceptions but as a rule of thumb yes and yes!

We are what we are. A bio mechanical machine.

There is no good or bad. Just a process.

Now make bob a sandwich.

@Cruiser thats exactly how i viewed this in a more in depth thought process.

@Fiddle_Playing_Creole_Bastard I dont want to believe it, and i do try to think better of human kind as well :)

Those sayings were about the world, money and evil. The jury has heard no evidence about “people”, so cannot render a verdict.

Not proven.

The second saying is actually ‘the love of money is the root of all evil’, which is a little different.

@flutherother in all the places ive been i have never once heard ” the love of money is the root of all evil”. it has simply always been “money is the root of all evil” though i do agree with both.

Yeah, lighten up whoever comes up with these bullshi….sayings. I mean, the world’s a marvellous place to be, on the whole is it not? Besides those sayings are misquoted. They actually read ”The world revolves around it’s axis” & _“MIL’s are the root of all evil” Makes more sense, to me at least.

I have it on the good authority of the Bible that it is the love of money. See First Timothy Chapter 6 Verse 10

@Inked_up_chic It’s from the Bible, book of Timothy. “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.”

@flutherother and @perg good to know

@ratboy – I thought the earth rotated around its axis…;-)

It is the love of money – that is, greed – which is the root of all evil. Not money itself. A very, very important distinction that far, far too many people do not make, leading to the misquote.

Besides that, it is perfectly non-sexist to say “mankind”; the ‘man’ part derives directly from the Old English mann, where it meant “human” and did not denote sex. If you wanted to distinguish, you would use wermann to refer to a man (you might notice that it’s the same ‘wer’ as in werewolf), and wifmann to refer to a woman.

They are both bunk. The world revolves around live things wanting a continued survival, for humans then money is the most common exchange for those things and that’s all.

The lives and worlds of all people are not revolving around money. It’s true that some people are all about the money. But there are many people that still see money as just a form of exchange for the necessities you need to live.

Fundamentalist, evangelical belief in anything is the root of all evil.

booze and pussy make the world go round and represent me based on what i make not a flat rate

@iamthemob: Perhaps you’d like to sit on this and revolve:

revolve, v.

b.II.11.b To rotate or move upon an axis or centre.

OED :~)

Money is just a tool we’ve created to complement our innate sense of greed and power.

Exaggerations, both of them. Exaggerations that serve a purpose and serve as a warning against the destructive power of greed, but exaggerations nonetheless. Money (or the love of money) is not the root of all evil. Do people rape people because of money? Do people bully gay kids to death because of money? The point of the quote isn’t to make an absolute statement that every. single. evil. act. is related to money, it’s to emphasize just how bad greed really is and the evil that can come of it.

@Blondesjon Nevermind that fundamentalist evangelicals comprise some of the most harmless people and ideologies on the planet.

@Nullo . . . True enough, but blind, unyielding faith in anything is still a very dangerous and volatile state.

@Blondesjon Most faith is not blind, as demonstrated by the existence of the field of apologetics. Most Christians, at any rate, know (or at least ought to) what they believe, and have good reasons for why they believe. There is a saying that is popular amongst the Evangelicals: “It’s not religion, but relationship,” indicating that they’re enjoying a two-way connection.

We all have unyielding faith in something. Many somethings, in fact. You have unyielding, unquestioning faith, for instance, that the scraps of greenish-gray paper in your wallet can be used in lieu of metals, minerals, or chickens. As does the mugger who will take them from you, if he can.
Which ties back into my first point. You, and he, share that faith because you both have experience with the monetary system. You have seen bills being exchanged for goods. For Christians, at least, faith is similarly backed by experience – both personal experience, and that of others.

@Blondesjon I like what you said about ”It’s not religion, but relationship”

We all have unyielding faith in something. Many somethings, in fact. You have unyielding, unquestioning faith, for instance, that the scraps of greenish-gray paper in your wallet can be used in lieu of metals, minerals, or chickens. As does the mugger who will take them from you, if he can.

That’s not an example of faith. It is a provable fact that money can be exchanged for goods and services. Faith exists when no fact can be proven. In my opinion, Fundamentalist, evangelical belief in anything is a dangerous and volatile state.

Faith, in and of itself, I have no problem with.

@Inked_up_chic . . .—i think you meant that for @Nullo

@Blondesjon It would be a simple matter for your money to not be worth anything. Look at Zimbabwe. Or what the Deutschmark was doing some decades ago. You have faith, tremendous faith, blind faith, in fact, that your currency hasn’t lost its value in the last five minutes.
If you’re going to be picky about similies, I suppose that I could think up another one for you.

Let us examine “fundamentalist, evangelical belief,” as a concept.
“Fundamentalist” means, “of or pertaining to the fundamentals,” that is, the core elements and doctrines of the belief. In Christian circles, this usually pertains to things like sin and atonement and interpretation of Scripture.
What’s the problem here?

“Evangelical” is a term used to describe one who believes in evangelism, the proclamation of Good News, specifically (again, in the case of Christians – not that any other faith that I’ve met uses the term) that we can now be reunited with God. In practice, this works out to missionary work and street evangelism.
Again, what’s so bad about this? Is it that you’re offended that I think that your soul is in danger of eternal damnation?

@Blondesjon . . . Who said anything about Christians?

What I’m referring to is anyone who is completely unbending and unyielding, to the point of maniacal fervor, in their beliefs. This is usually accompanied by a zealous blind faith and a “feeling” that they are inarguably right.

Hahaha sorry iPhones have a mind of their own sometimes

@Blondesjon “Fundamentalist” and “evangelical” are terms that are used almost exclusively in conjunction with the branches of the Church that can be so identified. If you meant something else, then you ought to have said something else.

You obviously believe that you’re right, and you refuse to be moved from your position. Sounds familiar?

@Nullo . . . I’m wrong at least 20 times a day. It just has to be proven to me that I am.

I have no issues with being incorrect and my beliefs change like a kaleidescope. It’s how I continue to learn.

@Blondesjon I was referring specifically to your blindness to your own certainty, that is, of the evils of certainty. It’s a bit meta.
What I’m referring to is anyone who is completely unbending and unyielding, to the point of maniacal fervor, in their beliefs. This is usually accompanied by a zealous blind faith and a “feeling” that they are inarguably right.

Faith, in and of itself, I have no problem with. So the only faith that you think is okay is faith mixed with doubt. That’s not how you use faith.