What is the root of all evil?

Originally posted by The Ellimist
i saw beni was the last reply and knew he was gonna say dmb

Desire

A few others have mentioned this, and I agree. I'm not spiritual in any sense of the word, but the Buddha had it right in this case. Everything else mentioned (the serious responses at least) can be traced to this. The OP asks for the root. So there it is.

Elimination of desire is often seen as a destruction of self, or giving up any agency in the world. But something akin to "actionless action" (an inelegant translation, but the best Google term to search to learn about it) that Taoism talks about - in my view - retains the aspects people are worried about losing while dropping the negative stuff.

Desire - and its corollary fear - are also the two emotions used to manipulate anyone to do anything. Watch any advertisement, ever, or listen to any political speech, and start to see how it plays to either our desires/hopes or our fears.

Not that I'm anywhere near the level of "actionless action," mind you. It just makes intellectual sense to me.

Originally posted by Digi
Desire

A few others have mentioned this, and I agree. I'm not spiritual in any sense of the word, but the Buddha had it right in this case. Everything else mentioned (the serious responses at least) can be traced to this. The OP asks for the root. So there it is.

Elimination of desire is often seen as a destruction of self, or giving up any agency in the world. But something akin to "actionless action" (an inelegant translation, but the best Google term to search to learn about it) that Taoism talks about - in my view - retains the aspects people are worried about losing while dropping the negative stuff.

Desire - and its corollary fear - are also the two emotions used to manipulate anyone to do anything. Watch any advertisement, ever, or listen to any political speech, and start to see how it plays to either our desires/hopes or our fears.

Not that I'm anywhere near the level of "actionless action," mind you. It just makes intellectual sense to me.

Greed is Man's greatest Emotion. Nuff Said.

Rock n Roll music and color TV. And the coloreds. And liberals. Hitler was a Democrat. Google it. It's true.

What is the root of all evil?

israel imo
and pizza

JK Bart is the root of evil.

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Human nature

Originally posted by Lord Lucien
Rock n Roll music and color TV. And the coloreds. And liberals. Hitler was a Democrat. Google it. It's true.

Don't for get the Bees. Even Batman fears The BEES!

Originally posted by JKBart
israel imo
and pizza

?

Originally posted by JKBart
...and pizza

Wait a minute....

Originally posted by JKBart
...and pizza

see

is there any evil thing you wouldn't do for an infinite amount of pizzas?

thats why pizza is the root of all evil 🙂

I'm the root of all evil. Make an enemy of me and I'll convince you of it.

Are you still a cute twink or did you eventually start adding protein to your diet?

I'd still kick your chubby ass around like a soccer ball, that's for sure.

That doesn't answer my question duder.

Are you still in Auschwitz-mode or did you graduate to Otter-mode?