I think Greed is permissible. It's so common, even the ungreedy are greedy.
In reality, who actually needs anything but simple roof over their head, shower, laundromat and bus ticket in our world..? Who needs anything other than that and whatever medical supplies they need to function? No one.
No one needs a nice car, no one needs a nice set of dishes or nice clothes. Greed is wanting more than you need and we all want more than we need, even the most altruistic of us. Even those who are charitable who pull income can justify to themselves owning a Prius when they could easily spend a fraction of it on an old Corolla and give the rest of that money to charity. Even the most altruistic can justify spending $10 more on nice, new clothes when they can get the same quality online or at a thrift store when that $10 would be better spend buying a meal for a homeless man... Right?
We can all justify providing ourselves a certain level of comfort even if it means unwillingness to sacrifice a certain level so that others can enjoy basic necessities. It's reasonable, it's sane, it's greed and we are all guilty. The sin is in the actions we take to meet our material desires. The business owner who pays himself big money but also pays and treats his employees with fairness vs. The business owner who keeps all of the profits for himself when he could easily give his employees Christmas bonuses, effectively buying those employees Christmas presents for their children and paying overdue bills.
Which sin, in your opinion, deserves to be absolved or exempted?
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I think Greed is permissible. It's so common, even the ungreedy are greedy.
In reality, who actually needs anything but simple roof over their head, shower, laundromat and bus ticket in our world..? Who needs anything other than that and whatever medical supplies they need to function? No one.
No one needs a nice car, no one needs a nice set of dishes or nice clothes. Greed is wanting more than you need and we all want more than we need, even the most altruistic of us. Even those who are charitable who pull income can justify to themselves owning a Prius when they could easily spend a fraction of it on an old Corolla and give the rest of that money to charity. Even the most altruistic can justify spending $10 more on nice, new clothes when they can get the same quality online or at a thrift store when that $10 would be better spend buying a meal for a homeless man... Right?
We can all justify providing ourselves a certain level of comfort even if it means unwillingness to sacrifice a certain level so that others can enjoy basic necessities. It's reasonable, it's sane, it's greed and we are all guilty. The sin is in the actions we take to meet our material desires. The business owner who pays himself big money but also pays and treats his employees with fairness vs. The business owner who keeps all of the profits for himself when he could easily give his employees Christmas bonuses, effectively buying those employees Christmas presents for their children and paying overdue bills.
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