| </span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (Famicommie,)
Greed - An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth.
Not entirely a matter of terminology, as the word greed implies excess and avarice.<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>To my mind, a desire to increase one's material wealth is not excessive as long as it doesn't lead one to disregard the rights of others in the process (i.e., resort to force or fraud).
Anyway, who is to decide how much I need or deserve? If I am a firearms enthusiast -- I am -- is anything beyond one handgun, one shotgun, and one rifle excessive? What if I hunt rabbits and elk? Do I get two rifles? What if I just want to collect firearms like some people collect stamps or coins? At what point is my collection more than I need or deserve?
To me, the only meaningful definition is based on the means one is willing to use to acquire the desired material wealth. |