Timothy 6:10 (King James Version)
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"For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."
I'm no longer a Christian myself, but wonder why anyone with any intelligence who is (and it's not necessarily a contradiction in terms) would not seek to challenge or at least, dissect, statements and quotations such as this.
Just taking the first part:- I can think of half-a-dozen evils which are not anywhere close to having anything to do with money at all. So clearly, 'the love of money' or even just plain old money itself is not the root of
all evil.
My BS detectors generally pick up when Universal Quantifiers such as all, none, always, never, everyone, nobody etc. come into play.
It's not in any of the formal religions' interests to have the flock challenging their dogma, canon or their catechism. And it's my belief that the more intelligent a person is, the more likely they are to challenge. Challenge everything. Which is viewed by some as cynical. And by others as downright heresy!
I've had experience in a professional context with many people whose hang-ups originate in religious indoctrination. And not just as children. Enough for me to put most organised religions on a par with ritualised mental abuse.
As effective Traders (or as effective Anything for that matter) - it's my view we need to be as mentally and emotionally uncluttered with unchallenged concepts and structures as possible. The way to de-clutter ourselves, other than through therapy, is to challenge everything.
If that seems like too much of a job to take on all in one go - just start with challenging those things that don't make sense.
What the hell was this thread about anyway...
