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'''Greed''' is a desire to obtain more ], ], material possessions or any other ] than one needs. Greed is listed as one of the Christian ], usually by the synonym of avarice.
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Greedy individuals are often portraited as harmful to society as their motives often appear to disregard the welfare of others: within a ], one person's improved economic condition must come at the expense of others. However, even in a non-] context, an ''extreme'' state of ] can result only from a diversion of resources from others to the affluent.
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Desire to increase one's wealth has become more acceptable (and the word, "greed", used less frequently) in Western culture, where the desire to acquire wealth has been understood as indispensable for economic prosperity- this is the ], although it is disputable whether this is truly "greed". Most believe that there are varying degrees to the pursuit of material wealth, some lesser degrees might not be considered to be "greed".
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When greed entails the covetousness of another person's attributes, the term ] is used. When greed is applied to the subject of the excessive consumption of ] or ] the term ] is often used, another of the Catholic seven deadly sins. Greed is sometimes represented by the color yellow and the frog.
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]s believe greed is based on incorrectly connecting material wealth with happiness. This is caused by a deluded view that exaggerates the positive aspects of an object.
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