Are people Greedy

[gnomon]

Originally Posted by Ben Masada

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What's the difference between being greedy and possessive, for Heaven's sake?

Ben

Connotation.

Greed denotes excessive. Human beings are naturally possessive. Possessive nature denotes a focus on a singular entity, usually, and most likely attributed to people in regards to emotional stakes in other human beings. It is seen, and essentially a requirement, in relationships. It's also a natural response in regards to objects. Being possessive of one's car or house is not being greedy. Desiring to possess everyone else's car would.

Greed would be an excessive display of desiring possessions(noun) as opposed to being possessive(adj.). In a relationship greed would usually be manifested as jealousy or the more disturbing characteristics they make Lifetime movies about.

[Ben Masada]

Originally Posted by gnomon

Connotation.

Greed denotes excessive. Human beings are naturally possessive. Possessive nature denotes a focus on a singular entity, usually, and most likely attributed to people in regards to emotional stakes in other human beings. It is seen, and essentially a requirement, in relationships. It's also a natural response in regards to objects. Being possessive of one's car or house is not being greedy. Desiring to possess everyone else's car would.

Greed would be an excessive display of desiring possessions(noun) as opposed to being possessive(adj.). In a relationship greed would usually be manifested as jealousy or the more disturbing characteristics they make Lifetime movies about.

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I can indeed see but a dash of a difference. In the macro-spectrum of things there is no real difference.

Ben

[Sunstone]

People are most certainly greedy! They always want more potato chips no matter how many they've eaten.

[Heneni]

I think that we should help the goverments of africa to help themselves, and in the mean time help feed their people, until they have become able to be selfsufficient.

Heneni

[UnTheist]

Yes

[gnomon]

How??

[Ben Masada]

Originally Posted by Heneni

I think that we should help the goverments of africa to help themselves, and in the mean time help feed their people, until they have become able to be selfsufficient.

Heneni

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People who live out of handouts have no incentive to fend on their own.

Ben