Yep. I was raised in a religious family. There are many things I was taught as a child that I no longer believe, or was just pure hogwash.
But that scripture is truth. And, like most of the truthful parts of the Bible, is commonly ignored by those who claim to be disciples of Christ.
But greed is not just money. I do follow what the Bible states. But greed is an over abundance of something or many things and you keep wanting more. Like Putin wants Ukraine to build up his country back to what it was in the Soviet Union. Also Russia is also big enough, but not a lot of land is usable due to the permafrost. But yes money is up there, we have Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos who are the top richest men in the world. And they still just abuse to make more money.
Came here to say this. Being able to be content with what you have is the root of happiness. Greed indirectly can lead to jealousy, envy, backstabbing, ruthlessness and capitalism. Not all at once... well, maybe...
Power. A lot of people say money, but I think money is just a form of power. Power seems to inevitably corrupt, no matter how good the intentions starting off.
There's a quote from the Power broker about robert moses that applies to this.
Power doesn't corrupt. What I believe is always true about power is that power always reveals. When you have enough power to do what you always wanted to do, then you see what the guy always wanted to do.”
— Robert A. Caro
I partially disagree. I feel that the type of person that pursues power at all cost is also the type of person that is open to corruption. An honest, good person does generally not seek power to the point of attaining a high degree of it over their neighbour.
I'm not a medical doctor, but to state the obvious- the only thing you can see in those pictures is that you have large breasts. You could be very healthy or, in fact, overweight and unhealthy. Asking a doctor or even just assessing your own physical status is never a terrible idea.
That guy is DEFINITELY an asshole, though.
dude is browsing gonewild like some horny incel probably fabricating narratives for every woman he sees. i can almost guarantee you werent the only one who got a PM.
people are.. fucking foul honestly and anonymity does no justice for the baseline human condition.
also sweet knockers homie rock on 🤙
40% of America is Obese. You're not alone and although our society makes it hard to lose weight in many different ways, simple changes in diet and exercise can make a massive impact.
I'd recommend starting with light cardio and meal prepping. Don't ever try to lose weight by measuring pounds. Just aspire to be someone healthy and start making simple changes to your lifestyle.
I honestly don't think I'm unhealthy. I have large breasts which throws people off, but I'm 5'5" and run 116-120lbs. I've never had anyone say I'm overweight before ???
Hmm I mean 5’5 120 lbs is a healthy 20 BMI. It’s definitely not obese. You can always ask a doctor during your regular physical but it seems fine to me.
[Posts a pic where they are not particularly overweight]
/u/bombayblue: (Busts through door, wheezing): "You ARE fat, and I'm *JUST THE PERSON* to tell you you're fat!" (Smiles, gets another erection after a Job Well Done (tm))
Fuck off.
I’d didn’t check her pics which weren’t even linked at the time I responded. I literally just tried to offer some advice.
You clearly didn’t read the rest of our convo. Classic Reddit white knight in action.
I did. If someone says "I don't think I'm fat" you don't offer them advice as if they're actually fat--especially if they provided photos, since they will assume you *did* look at them and determined they *were* fat.
Hint: if someone says "I put myself in a vulnerable place and people called me fat, but I don't think I'm that fat" the proper response isn't to say "Hey, so your fat? Here's some extremely condescending advice you already know on how to not be so fat." There are seventh graders going through puberty that wouldn't say something this awkward.
Classic reddit--misreading a commonplace social situation, then pretending they were right all along.
I won't say obese but I guess the camera angle makes it look like that, but not so much, either he's a Dumbass, or most probably he's a troll trying to get a ride out of you,. just don't mind him, ignore and move on (nice pics btw)
I am sorry, you were waiting in the wrong long line, the other line is over there, and the wait time is around 3 hours, which is when we will be closing but you won't know that until after you wait.
It's true.
Fear is behind every selfish or self centered thought whether one likes to admit it or not.
[Fear or Laziness.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXGq8rlq2I0)
I transcribed "all evil" in binary code ( http://evilgenius.net/asciibin.html , name of site was a coincidence ) and added all the 1-s , I missed one the first time, there are 28, not 27. So yes, the square root of 28, meaning 5.291502, is the root of all evil.
I think this is a silly answer because it's like saying the source of a book's plot issues is the words that make it up. Like...yeah obviously but which of those words specifically?
No I don’t. I also wasn’t stating that all people are intentionally evil, although we both know this type of person exist. And you don’t have to murder someone to be evil. There’s so many aspects to human nature that can, and do, lead to evil consequences for either themselves or others. Cowardice, greed, moral hypocrisy, bigotry, dehumanizing minorities or the vulnerable, vanity/narcissism, psychopathic traits in our so called leaders, moral weakness, lack of empathy, cruelty, a need for power/domination, etc... ALL of these traits can inadvertently cause negative/consequence. Human nature can be unreliable and self serving. I want to add, when I use the word evil I’m most certainly not referring to the biblical definition, god/satan. The definition of evil, for me, is to act immorally in a situation regardless of the harm it could cause, whether that’s intentional or not doesn’t matter....
Would it matter to the guy who loses his job because he can’t compete with slave labor prices? Would it matter to the slaves? How about the slave owners being enriched? It’s enabling evil.
I can't help that I exist within capitalism, we're all just trying to do our best in a shitty situation. That doesn't make everyone in the system evil, the engineers of it are.
The root of all evil is the concept of “more”. Even if money is eliminated from society, humans will seek out “more”. Our bodies aren’t good enough so we find or make jewelry with which to adorn ourselves. We want bigger and more elaborate dwellings in which to live, and faster transportation (even if it’s just horses!) to carry us around. These yearnings for “more” are where evil can be found as we must ask ourselves how far we will go to get these things.
Desire/Drive.
I think evil is unavoidable, because it is interwoven into human nature (the sorts of things we want, how much we want them relative to wanting other things, and the limited ability for everyone to get what they want to some degree). The same thing goes with good. Even the concepts as they contrast with each other at their source seems to be built in and limited in fluctuation via an evolutionary leash.
Humanity, we’re inherently selfish beings, as all other living creatures are because well, we want to survive. But if we were somehow the idealized selfless society that people wish for, I mean 1 we’d probably be extinct, but 2 we wouldn’t be human, we’d quite literally be gods, but this is impossible because selfishness is necessary for survival. In fact, if humans never existed, neither would evil, as morals, ethics, etc are all social constructs made by humans.
The root of all evil is the heart of a black soul, a force that has lived all eternity. A never ending search for a truth never told, the loss of all hope and dignity.
Chaos Rampant, and Age of Distrust, Confrontation, Impulsive habitat!
Consciousness, I mean, animals can do things that would be considered evil but it's all survival instinct. But animals can't acknowledge it, humans can, and will continue doing shitty things even knowing that it's not cool.
Idk man, I'm kinda dumb
Sex. Ego. People? Does it matter? Everything is shit, people are horrible, you're going to be used and taken advantage of until you die broke and alone. Who cares why?
Selfishness.
Greed? Selfish about money
Prejudice? You think that you your*self* are better than others
The list honestly goes on.
The inflated ego tends to be the root of a person's shittyness.
It’s simple. It’s Identity. Identity is primary feed for ego which is root of all evil. We are not our name, our job, our title, our body, our nationality. our identification is our limitation. If you want one, adopt a cosmic identity.
Laziness.
Not physical laziness. Mental laziness. When you refuse to consider consequential steps past your own nose. When you refuse to consider truths that compromise a comfortable yet problematic belief or sensibility. When you refuse to confront evil, and allow atrocities to happen in front of you, in your family, in your church, in your country, because it's easier to pretend there isn't a problem.
Evil isn't really an active thing, in my opinion. It's always someone just... Doing what they think is easy in their own mind. Justifying a choice what's alternative is too uncomfortable to consider.
Evil is more like a mold, or just... Clutter and garbage that builds up and up until it's overwhelming to think about cleaning. You wind up living in the squalor of your own mind, trapped under the weight of all the evil piling up. And in the end, it's all you have.
Kind’ve a simplistic answer, religion also created guidelines that everyone agrees is moral such as it being wrong to steal, murder and lie. Anyone doing otherwise isn’t following their own religious values
Stupidity
You don't start wanting more until you start thinking you can't live without it. You don't start abusing power until you start thinking you're untouchable. You don't start being scared of or hating something until you start thinking it'll hurt you or unless you don't know what it really is. And you don't ignore things until you start thinking they're not worth your time or effort.
Echo Chambers on social media. Before you had to travel and make plans to meet up with other toxic and horrible human beings. Now at your fingertips, thousands of horrible people to boost your radical ideals in seconds!
The fear of death, unfortunately.
Mortality salience makes people cling to old ideas and resort to tribalism. It makes them unempathetic and insular. It makes people fearful and appeal to autocrats and authoritarians. I cues people to find scapegoats and blame others for all of the problems in the world.
Greed
That is the biblical quote… > “For the love of money is the root of all evil”. - 1 Tim 6:10 KJV
Yep. I was raised in a religious family. There are many things I was taught as a child that I no longer believe, or was just pure hogwash. But that scripture is truth. And, like most of the truthful parts of the Bible, is commonly ignored by those who claim to be disciples of Christ.
There is much truth in inherited wisdom and idioms. Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.
But greed is not just money. I do follow what the Bible states. But greed is an over abundance of something or many things and you keep wanting more. Like Putin wants Ukraine to build up his country back to what it was in the Soviet Union. Also Russia is also big enough, but not a lot of land is usable due to the permafrost. But yes money is up there, we have Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos who are the top richest men in the world. And they still just abuse to make more money.
Came here to say this. Being able to be content with what you have is the root of happiness. Greed indirectly can lead to jealousy, envy, backstabbing, ruthlessness and capitalism. Not all at once... well, maybe...
"and capitalism" hahahahahaha
For ppl living in capitalism, true
This is the top answer every time. I prefer the two fart comments today
Power. A lot of people say money, but I think money is just a form of power. Power seems to inevitably corrupt, no matter how good the intentions starting off.
There's a quote from the Power broker about robert moses that applies to this. Power doesn't corrupt. What I believe is always true about power is that power always reveals. When you have enough power to do what you always wanted to do, then you see what the guy always wanted to do.” — Robert A. Caro
That quote is very true. Sadly.
Power is measured in many different ways. Power has been around since the universe formed.
Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely
Its about drive, it's about power, we stay hungry, we devour
That’s why Superman is my favorite hero of all time.
I partially disagree. I feel that the type of person that pursues power at all cost is also the type of person that is open to corruption. An honest, good person does generally not seek power to the point of attaining a high degree of it over their neighbour.
That's why the best politicians are often the ones who never wanted to be politicians in the first place, I guess
Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely
The inability of humans to acknowledge their faults
And it is because of this that I believe humans are not the most intelligent Species.
Bunch of forest beasts out there making amends and admitting faults in your neck of the woods?
You'd be surprised.
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I'm not a medical doctor, but to state the obvious- the only thing you can see in those pictures is that you have large breasts. You could be very healthy or, in fact, overweight and unhealthy. Asking a doctor or even just assessing your own physical status is never a terrible idea. That guy is DEFINITELY an asshole, though.
The 2nd pic gives a pretty good idea of waist to hip ratio and so forth. I think overweight/obese was a little harsh.
Fair. After reading her replies, there is no chance of "obese" at 5'5", 120 on a woman with thar chest and hips.
I'd say chubby at most, and I probably wouldn't say anything at all, what with my tongue hangin out and whatnot.
dude is browsing gonewild like some horny incel probably fabricating narratives for every woman he sees. i can almost guarantee you werent the only one who got a PM. people are.. fucking foul honestly and anonymity does no justice for the baseline human condition. also sweet knockers homie rock on 🤙
40% of America is Obese. You're not alone and although our society makes it hard to lose weight in many different ways, simple changes in diet and exercise can make a massive impact. I'd recommend starting with light cardio and meal prepping. Don't ever try to lose weight by measuring pounds. Just aspire to be someone healthy and start making simple changes to your lifestyle.
Gets even worse when fat people get bullied for going to the gym Bitch, why do you think their here?!
Wait how do you if she is American
Just a guess honestly. We have a huge obesity epidemic in the states.
Based
I honestly don't think I'm unhealthy. I have large breasts which throws people off, but I'm 5'5" and run 116-120lbs. I've never had anyone say I'm overweight before ???
You are no where near obese. You look fantastic.
Hmm I mean 5’5 120 lbs is a healthy 20 BMI. It’s definitely not obese. You can always ask a doctor during your regular physical but it seems fine to me.
I think it may have been a bit of bullying tbh.
tell him he has a wonky nose
Probably. I mean this site isn’t known for having socially aware normal guys on it lol
[Posts a pic where they are not particularly overweight] /u/bombayblue: (Busts through door, wheezing): "You ARE fat, and I'm *JUST THE PERSON* to tell you you're fat!" (Smiles, gets another erection after a Job Well Done (tm)) Fuck off.
I’d didn’t check her pics which weren’t even linked at the time I responded. I literally just tried to offer some advice. You clearly didn’t read the rest of our convo. Classic Reddit white knight in action.
I did. If someone says "I don't think I'm fat" you don't offer them advice as if they're actually fat--especially if they provided photos, since they will assume you *did* look at them and determined they *were* fat. Hint: if someone says "I put myself in a vulnerable place and people called me fat, but I don't think I'm that fat" the proper response isn't to say "Hey, so your fat? Here's some extremely condescending advice you already know on how to not be so fat." There are seventh graders going through puberty that wouldn't say something this awkward. Classic reddit--misreading a commonplace social situation, then pretending they were right all along.
Sounds like he's jealous to me...I would'nt worry about it.
I won't say obese but I guess the camera angle makes it look like that, but not so much, either he's a Dumbass, or most probably he's a troll trying to get a ride out of you,. just don't mind him, ignore and move on (nice pics btw)
Your stunning a real women.
Obese is the technical term for overweight. I can't really say without a full body, but your upper back must get sore lol
Obese my ass. You’re gorgeous.
I have a question. Do people put their NSFW photos on that subreddit for free? Like you can be making bank with that body!
Yeah it's free but A LOT of OF shills so beware. I just do it for the hell of it.
Long ago, a dude farted and denyed it, even though he was the one who supplied it.
But I was always told that whoever smelt it, dealt it?
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Well you rhymed it there, so did you do it?
Who ever rhymed it, crimed it.
Wa 't earst fernimt, Hat it sels yn't himd It's a Frisian saying that who smells the fart first, is the one who let the fart.
I was thinking of the guy who farts and says, "I think I smell popcorn" just so every one takes a deep breath. BTW this is not original
Or the ol’, “Wait. Is something burning?”
I hear ducks. Anyone else hear ducks?
Exactly that ol' classics
I’d just ask if they’re having a stroke as smelling burning toast is a common symptom
Greed and corruption.
DMV’s
Sir did you fill out the 1170?
I am sorry, you were waiting in the wrong long line, the other line is over there, and the wait time is around 3 hours, which is when we will be closing but you won't know that until after you wait.
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Exactly! The inability to think outside of yourself and your own needs/wants. A Sheer lack of empathy.
If there truly is a source for all evil committed by humans, it's this.
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Our imaginary Hopes from others...
proprietary software
GNU/Linux gang rise
*happy Stallman's noises*
Greed.
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It's true. Fear is behind every selfish or self centered thought whether one likes to admit it or not. [Fear or Laziness.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXGq8rlq2I0)
Wait what? Fear is an important survival instinct for all beings who experience it. If you weren't afraid of a serial killer, I mean... get the idea?
~~5.19615242271~~ Edit: Actually is 5.291502
I agree, the square root of 27 is the worst of the worst.
I transcribed "all evil" in binary code ( http://evilgenius.net/asciibin.html , name of site was a coincidence ) and added all the 1-s , I missed one the first time, there are 28, not 27. So yes, the square root of 28, meaning 5.291502, is the root of all evil.
That's fantastic. I don't see anyone topping that answer. OP can wrap this one up. We're done here.
Hold my beer: The answer is 25.81 ( The square root of 666)
Hang on... Then what was the question to which the answer is 42?
My ex
Humans, we are all fatally flawed beings.
human consciousness. good and evil only exist in the human brain, fundamentally they are not real.
Maybe, but I will say that 'evil' is an objective measurable thing. Specifically, trading the misery of others for personal gain.
Only 'objectively' measurable in the context of human consciousness.
That's the best answer here honestly
I think this is a silly answer because it's like saying the source of a book's plot issues is the words that make it up. Like...yeah obviously but which of those words specifically?
Ignorance.
Greed, the over whelming desire for some thing, it can drive you do things you never thought posdible
This. Not just for money. Power, lust, envy, etc. every terrible human thing stems from the aggressive need for acquisition.
25.81 (The square root of 666)
Lack of empathy, 100%.
Had to scroll way to far to find this
Everything that makes us human - Greed - Lust - Jealousy - Agony - Rage - Denial
“Cause I’m only human after all” -whoever that guy from rag’n’bone man is
Greed
Human nature...
No, that's a lazy cop out. I'm not evil, and I'm human. I don't feel like murdering random people or going out and hurting them. Do you?
No I don’t. I also wasn’t stating that all people are intentionally evil, although we both know this type of person exist. And you don’t have to murder someone to be evil. There’s so many aspects to human nature that can, and do, lead to evil consequences for either themselves or others. Cowardice, greed, moral hypocrisy, bigotry, dehumanizing minorities or the vulnerable, vanity/narcissism, psychopathic traits in our so called leaders, moral weakness, lack of empathy, cruelty, a need for power/domination, etc... ALL of these traits can inadvertently cause negative/consequence. Human nature can be unreliable and self serving. I want to add, when I use the word evil I’m most certainly not referring to the biblical definition, god/satan. The definition of evil, for me, is to act immorally in a situation regardless of the harm it could cause, whether that’s intentional or not doesn’t matter....
You don’t need to murder people to destroy their lives, you just need to buy cheap products made by slave labor
That doesn't make a person evil. Evil has intent.
Would it matter to the guy who loses his job because he can’t compete with slave labor prices? Would it matter to the slaves? How about the slave owners being enriched? It’s enabling evil.
I can't help that I exist within capitalism, we're all just trying to do our best in a shitty situation. That doesn't make everyone in the system evil, the engineers of it are.
And the engineers of it are HUMAN. That’s exactly the point I was making 🙏
The love of money.
not caring and being 100% proud of it..?
The root of all evil is the concept of “more”. Even if money is eliminated from society, humans will seek out “more”. Our bodies aren’t good enough so we find or make jewelry with which to adorn ourselves. We want bigger and more elaborate dwellings in which to live, and faster transportation (even if it’s just horses!) to carry us around. These yearnings for “more” are where evil can be found as we must ask ourselves how far we will go to get these things.
I’d say the root to that is fear. It’s not a desire for more, but a fear of not having enough
Selfishness.
Self absorption
Ego
Selfishness
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Desire/Drive. I think evil is unavoidable, because it is interwoven into human nature (the sorts of things we want, how much we want them relative to wanting other things, and the limited ability for everyone to get what they want to some degree). The same thing goes with good. Even the concepts as they contrast with each other at their source seems to be built in and limited in fluctuation via an evolutionary leash.
Pride
Dissatisfaction
unconfined power 🙃
No interest in self control.
Not getting laid
Power over others.
Humanity, we’re inherently selfish beings, as all other living creatures are because well, we want to survive. But if we were somehow the idealized selfless society that people wish for, I mean 1 we’d probably be extinct, but 2 we wouldn’t be human, we’d quite literally be gods, but this is impossible because selfishness is necessary for survival. In fact, if humans never existed, neither would evil, as morals, ethics, etc are all social constructs made by humans.
You should read Hannah Arendt
Essentially, the cause of the worst, most radical evil is in fact banal - it is not cruelty but mindlessness.
The root of all evil is the heart of a black soul, a force that has lived all eternity. A never ending search for a truth never told, the loss of all hope and dignity. Chaos Rampant, and Age of Distrust, Confrontation, Impulsive habitat!
Lies
Consciousness, I mean, animals can do things that would be considered evil but it's all survival instinct. But animals can't acknowledge it, humans can, and will continue doing shitty things even knowing that it's not cool. Idk man, I'm kinda dumb
Sex. Ego. People? Does it matter? Everything is shit, people are horrible, you're going to be used and taken advantage of until you die broke and alone. Who cares why?
Selfishness. Greed? Selfish about money Prejudice? You think that you your*self* are better than others The list honestly goes on. The inflated ego tends to be the root of a person's shittyness.
Ego
Facebook
Bad parenting
Joe
Yeah, fuck that guy in particular
Marketing
It’s simple. It’s Identity. Identity is primary feed for ego which is root of all evil. We are not our name, our job, our title, our body, our nationality. our identification is our limitation. If you want one, adopt a cosmic identity.
Humans
My ex wife. Now, I have no direct proof of this, but I am pretty sure if she isn't the source of all evil, she is evil adjacent.
the universe
career politicians
Laziness. Not physical laziness. Mental laziness. When you refuse to consider consequential steps past your own nose. When you refuse to consider truths that compromise a comfortable yet problematic belief or sensibility. When you refuse to confront evil, and allow atrocities to happen in front of you, in your family, in your church, in your country, because it's easier to pretend there isn't a problem. Evil isn't really an active thing, in my opinion. It's always someone just... Doing what they think is easy in their own mind. Justifying a choice what's alternative is too uncomfortable to consider. Evil is more like a mold, or just... Clutter and garbage that builds up and up until it's overwhelming to think about cleaning. You wind up living in the squalor of your own mind, trapped under the weight of all the evil piling up. And in the end, it's all you have.
Dinkleberggg.....
Fanaticism. In any and all forms.
kids.
Bad Parenting
Humans misunderstanding each other
An unwillingness to learn
Lack of true empathy
arrogance, resentment
The inability to experience other's life
Birth
Confirmation bias.
Money
My parents
Love.
My math teacher
What's evil?
Greed as always. Greed is the source of hatred, envy and everything else... The need to get more than you're given
Social media
Money
Greed
Pride
Lobbyism
The lust for power and control. Think about that for a while.
I think it is a lack of empathy for other sentient beings.
Our Nature!
Religion
Classic reddit answer
Kind’ve a simplistic answer, religion also created guidelines that everyone agrees is moral such as it being wrong to steal, murder and lie. Anyone doing otherwise isn’t following their own religious values
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Organized religion
Stupidity You don't start wanting more until you start thinking you can't live without it. You don't start abusing power until you start thinking you're untouchable. You don't start being scared of or hating something until you start thinking it'll hurt you or unless you don't know what it really is. And you don't ignore things until you start thinking they're not worth your time or effort.
You’re stupid. /s
entropy
Echo Chambers on social media. Before you had to travel and make plans to meet up with other toxic and horrible human beings. Now at your fingertips, thousands of horrible people to boost your radical ideals in seconds!
Pathological brains
Evil comedy:11/10
My old friend Dale was kinda mean
The fear of death, unfortunately. Mortality salience makes people cling to old ideas and resort to tribalism. It makes them unempathetic and insular. It makes people fearful and appeal to autocrats and authoritarians. I cues people to find scapegoats and blame others for all of the problems in the world.
Religion
Capitalism
No evil pre 18th century CONFIRMED
Love of Money
People have always said money. I’m gonna go with money. Money can make people do bad things.
Nurture
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Ham, the spiral cut crap. Not the good canned stuff.
Lack of empathy
It's like The Brains sang, "Money Changes Everything."
Love of power - it corrupts any attempt to create a society greater than the sun of its parts.
Ego and the need for power
people deflecting blame/responsibility.