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Well, of course, if one has read the essay, one knows that the author is speaking of indifference to the suffering and pain of others, etc., what she places in the category of Cold Greed. So, sure, go out in the world and save the world with your medicines, but do you have to abuse, hurt, or kill to render your miracles? Throw up your hands, The World has Always been Thus; but then, that leads to the indifference and Coldness of Heart the author would like us to reflect upon. Do we have to engage in mayhem to prove that Man has Changed no more in Ten Thousand Years than the Beaks of Eagles?

Shall we really conquer hate with hate? greed with greed? Cold Hearts with Colder Hearts?

John Stossel once did a tv special on all the good greed has done. (see http://www.citizenreviewonline.org/citizen_shop/john_stossel_videos.htm) Capitalism is fueled by greed. As mentioned by an earlier poster, greed yields better medicines, but also better appliances, cars, technology, etc.

I agree that greed, of the seven deadly sins, is the most harmful in our shrunk world armed with genocide weapons.

I think it is natural that we have these "sins" as they are essencial for an individual and herd/tribe of animals survival.

But humanity has taken an incredible step out of nature. We must now begin to leave this animal-nature and develop an ethos that more fairly distributes the resources and gives humanity a feeling of belonging and purpose.

The Kudlow creed is, "I believe that free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity." The desire for prosperity is the source of greed. Thus desire is the seed from which all springs, greed and all else.

Have you seen the "Snake of Human Emotion" at http://www.hoax-buster.org I can't remember where exactly it is but I think the page is called "About Us"

The snake is in the shape of the letter S. Desire is at the tail. Because I want it I'm entitled to it. I "believe" that, have faith in that. My faith is so strong that I will make that the law.

The law comes from the snakes head, probably it's brain. And the snake has teeth to enforce the law.

Desire is but one of two basic human emotions. The other is fear. There is also a snake of fear that milestones the thought process which lead to law springing from the head of the snake.

Mr Hunt combines the two and does what he calls a transformation of variables from snakes to bridges into, "The Bridge of Desire Roadblocked by Fear" He's getting at the source of religion which he notices is the Jay-Hawking of the most primitive bridge of desire, the Nebol Bridge that connects this life to the next life in our "desire" for eternal life. Of course the fear factor is the "fear" of hell, the gun used by the Jay-Hawkers blocking the Nebol Bridge.

As former Regan economist and CNBC show host, Larry Kudlow praises it, greed is the prime mover of man. Isn't the worship of god/God/gods/Gods just a form of greed in disguise where one desires to gain eternal life while condemning others to hell?

Gaining heaven is prosperous? Prosperity comes from profits. "What profit a man who gains the whole world and suffers the loss of his immortal soul"? Maybe we should ask those who Jay-Hawk the Nebol Bridge for it is they who gain or at least intend to gain the whole world. Have they figured out how to take it with them?

Pharaoh is the oldest Jay-Hawker of the Nebol Bridge of record and he certainly figured out how to take it with him. According to the ancient Egyptians and many others "objects in the near vicinity of the dead body will also be reproduced on the Nebol Bridge" is what they believe(d). And Jesus says the new body will be an exact duplicate of the dead one left behind, "better to enter life missing an eye than have the whole body cast into hell."

Yep. Greed is a bullseye and the greediest sin of them all that didn't make the list as a category of sins. Maybe it's how one greeds that makes it a sin?

Hmm, there seems to be some disagreement here as to what constitutes greed.

Many voices with the same message are needed. Every location around the world needs a speaker that can pass on the message against greed, cruelty, and violence without creating a hierarchy of "elders" or "experts".

The message has to be so simple it could be understood by the youngest to the oldest without any dogma or requirement of educational standards, no church or temple or mosque attendance necessary, no money spent, no edifices. The community of speakers would converse with the whole world, being united in refocusing away from violence, greed and the pursuit of power.

A quote I read somewhere addresses this, I don't know who the author is but it is on one of my many slips of paper that clutter up my house.

"True heroes do not terrorize their fellow creatures, they try to counter aggression and greed. The warrior should be dedicated to peace." Taking Jesus's sword of truth to fight instead of the sword of man became my mantra.

I had a friend who questioned why anyone would want to battle mans cruelty and greed when the cycle of violence will continue. He called it natural and said it was a part of nature's cycle. For me, this was an acknowledgment by him of an aspect of society that I can't accept. I want the warrior that is dedicated to peace. I want the armies of peaceful soldiers to swarm like ants all over the world, spreading a message of hope not despair. Gandhi, Mandela and Martin Luther King understood how to take up the sword of truth and they succeeded in creating change.

There have always been malevolent tyrants, dictators and rulers but their violent change never lasted for they eventually failed.

To me my friend is defeated already. As long as you can ignore the disparity, accept the cruelty of man and even encourage subjugation of others you have then given your tacit approval and avowal to any kind of violence and greed. You become part of the problem not the solution.

I call these thoughts tangled knots, for it is the age old question that religion has failed to dispel. Mankinds cruelty and greed needs addressing, over and over, until we get it right and untangle the knots. Each community around the world needs speakers for peace.
We are all human beings why do some not think so?

Sure, greed is evil but that's like saying death and taxes are evil. It's hardly a groundbreaking revelation considering those wrongs have always been with us and probably always will be.

Greed is hardly a blessing but it's not an unmitigated curse, either. Greedy drug companies have given us life saving medicines. Greedy cell phone carriers, airlines, and home builders have made our lives infinitely more productive, convenient and entertaining.

Sure, the world would be better off without greed, but that's just not going to happen in this life. Our best bet is to use some shrewd ethical judo and harness the greed for good.

I will state to you my friend as I have to others that have made similar posts: How can greed be at the top when it is driven by selfishness?