Not just material things, either. Take it however you want....
2007-09-23 04:36:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Greed. Desire knows no bounds. Desires are endless. No matter what is wanted, we rarely stipulate how much is enough.
Why we want is irrelevant. What does come into play is putting an end to those desires especially when they bring sadness or otherwise negatively affect others.
2007-09-23 05:29:49 · answer #1 · answered by guru 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Augustine postulated that the insatiability of human desire is an indication of the grounding of that need in a transcendental reality that he identified as God. For Augustine, it is really God that we want, thus the seemingly infinite nature of human desire. Attempts to sate this desire with merely worldly realities cannot fulfill this need, as the desire itself must be overwhelmed by God's infinite nature. This is the meaning of Augustine's insight about the human condition: "You have made us for yourself O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you." Many have proposed other theories of human desire and its rapacious need for fulfillment. The culture currently prefers biological and psychological explanations, but none of the proposals have proved ultimate, nor have they proved capable of "managing" the often impulsive nature of human desire.
2007-09-23 12:08:15 · answer #2 · answered by Timaeus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its human nature ..greed like in the first time adam n eve didnt get enough still they tried the red apple so we cant help it thats wut keeps world goin thats how technology n everythin got so improved n all thats humans inspiration
2007-09-23 11:42:58 · answer #3 · answered by Albert 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no,there aint enough of anything to stop the hunger and evil of mankind..........
2007-09-23 12:53:05 · answer #4 · answered by john doe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋