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In this study, he and his colleagues now discovered that they also tended to push their self-interest ahead of others.
Researchers hid near a downtown Berkeley intersection and noted the makes, model years and conditions of bypassing cars. Then they recorded whether drivers waited their turn. It turned out that drivers of expensive cars were four times more likely to enter the intersection when they didn't have the right of way and even more times as likely to push past pedestrians who had the right of way.
A questionnaire given to college students that matched their socio-economic status against a list of eight ethical questions found similar results. Over and again, the researchers discovered that "those most willing to engage in unethical behavior were the ones with the highest social status."
Another experiment recruited people from Craigslist...
Again, those with higher socio-economic status were more likely to be the ones who cheated.
The connection of this article to the Bible?
The Gospels long ago warned us:
For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs (1 Timothy 6:10)
This article shows how the love of money is the root of much evil. It leads to feelings that one is 'master' of the universe and when one feels so one is less sensitive to other humans and one tends to act unethically.
Source
Brown E (2012) Wealthy, motivated by greed, are more likely to cheat, study finds, LA Times
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/feb/27/science/la-sci-0228-greed-20120228
Source
Brown E (2012) Wealthy, motivated by greed, are more likely to cheat, study finds, LA Times
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/feb/27/science/la-sci-0228-greed-20120228
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