Originally posted by no1marauder
Avarice - Excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain
Marx - "From each according to his abilities, to each according to his need"
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Marx encouraged members of the proletariat to revolt so that they could satisfy their desires for material possessions.
Avarice as "Lust of the Eye"
Originally posted by nemesioNemesio: "Most people who engage in what you call the 'Culture of
I'm not sure I'd say this, Ivanhoe. Freud, Marx, and Nietzsche simply defined
and interpreted thing that they observed. Lust, avarice and pride are all well-
documented traits long before any of these guys discussed them.
Has their writing contributed to what you term the 'Culture of Death?' I'm not
so sure about this. Most people who engage i ...[text shortened]... e of
Death' phenomenon probably haven't read a word of any of these three authors.
Nemesio
Death' phenomenon probably haven't read a word of any of these three authors."
No, probably not. That's not necessary however. Popular culture is spread and advocated through means of television, radio and newspapers nowadays.
Originally posted by ivanhoeWanting not to starve to death or live in a hovel or watch your children die of disease isn't an insatiable desire for material possessions, Ivanhoe. If you've read Dickens you know the conditions the working class lived in in Marx's time. Do you consider them wanting the things above to be avarice?
Marx encouraged members of the proletariat to revolt so that they could satisfy their desires for material possessions.
Avarice as "Lust of the Eye"
Originally posted by no1marauder
Wanting not to starve to death or live in a hovel or watch your children die of disease isn't an insatiable desire for material possessions, Ivanhoe. If you've read Dickens you know the conditions the working class lived in in Marx's time. Do you consider them wanting the things above to be avarice?
No, mousie.
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Originally posted by RBHILLRB >>>I hope this helps you on your journey:
There is only one deadly sin and that is not accepting Jesus as your Savior and Lord.
Jesus can forgive you for all thoughs sins, no one else can.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through ...[text shortened]... t 7 deadly sins. Read the 10 commandments thoughs are more deadly.
Mathew: 25:34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye
blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the
foundation of the world: 25:35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me
meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye
took me in: 25:36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited
me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
25:37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we
thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 25:38
When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed
thee? 25:39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto
thee? 25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say
unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these
my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from
me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his
angels: 25:42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was
thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: 25:43 I was a stranger, and ye took
me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye
visited me not.
25:44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee
an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in
prison, and did not minister unto thee? 25:45 Then shall he answer
them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one
of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
Peace