2006-07-18 02:00:21 · 22 answers · asked by stuarttduff 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
How stupid is a question before it shouldn't be answered - yours was close
2006-07-18 02:03:52 · answer #1 · answered by jonnygaijin 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Stuarttduff,
Your question itself, contains the elements of the answer. For you, there is a such thing as morality. For others, there is not. Morality is subject to the values of the beholder. This is a question you can only anwer for yourself. If you are a follower of the Most High, then you can see from the scriptures, that it is not inherently evil to be wealthy. Job, and Abraham, are two examples of Godly men who were extremely rich, in their respective cultures. Wealth itself, has no characteristics, either good, or evil. It is what men and women choose to do with their resources that endangers us. It is not wise to let wealth, or the gathering of it, become the foundation of your life. You will never have peace, despite what you may think. Wealth brings with it, a number of problems that make the simple life somewhat hard to achieve. While it promises well-being and happiness, I have not seen any evidence that the wealthy among us are truly happier than those who have found true love, for example. God has promised that if we seek Him, and enter His Kingdom in our hearts, that He will make sure that we always have what we need, and that He provides it before we can even ask. I have found His promises to be true. I do not think there is such a thing as "too much money". I think that living life with a materialistic mind-set, can be very unhealthy. Nobody dies rich. We all leave this world with what we brought with us, and whatever human character we have developed.
2006-07-18 10:02:38 · answer #2 · answered by Will O' the Wisp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not the having of money that is immoral. It's your feelings about the money that makes it a problem. For the LOVE of money is the root of all evil(1 Timothy 6:10a)
2006-07-18 09:11:24 · answer #3 · answered by Doogle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's not a problem I will personally face. I don't think it is immoral to die rich, but it would me the moral high ground if you would give it to the needy before you died.
2006-07-18 09:14:31 · answer #4 · answered by » mickdotcom « 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you will make only good business you will never have too much money. if you do bed business you will always have not inaf money because you will want still more and more or you will have too much money b ecus you will be frightened to do something with them.
think- if you have more money-you can help more people!
and of coursee you can die reach, because why not? only ( of cours only some)poor, stupid and jealous of much money humans, who won't have any problems with being reach, say that being reach is immoral.
2006-07-18 09:48:48 · answer #5 · answered by Iza R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God tells us that it is easier for a camel to go through an eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. I think we all know it is impossible for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle. God also asks us to look after our fellow man. If you care about others and help them to the maximum that you can how wealthy could you be? I believe that if a person has alot of wealth and helps people that ask for the help for real needs than they are considered wealthy with the spirit of God. If God askes you to give up everytjing and follow Him, would you? May GOD Bless you.
2006-07-18 09:12:58 · answer #6 · answered by wolfy1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on your lifestyle and what you are acustomed to. regarding dieing rich being immoral no its not
say you just won the lottery and then died in an accident. hows that immoral
2006-07-18 09:07:12 · answer #7 · answered by Garry 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to pass through the gates of heaven....
thats what i was told in my Religious Education lesson, these quotes can come in handy!
oo yeh heres another one:
it is better to build up good deeds in heaven, than to store up material things on earth, which moths will eat (something along those lines)
2006-07-18 15:22:44 · answer #8 · answered by ................... 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't take it with you. Andrew Carnegie gave away 90% of his money in his lifetime. Buffett has given away over 85% of his fortune. Not many of us could say the same thing.
2006-07-18 09:08:47 · answer #9 · answered by Quester 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about immoral, but it is very sad.
Although that $ might go to charities if the deceased put it in their will...
2006-07-18 09:04:01 · answer #10 · answered by GratefulDad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A wise man will live his life with money in the bank.
Only a fool dies the same way.
2006-07-18 14:25:53 · answer #11 · answered by susan69me69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋