LordsFire
Internet Wizard
You truly do not believe that the practice of renting money changes its nature to make the acquisition of a horde of money more tempting? Surely you must have observed the fruits of such practices in the modern Western financial sectors!
And purchasing my favorite foods instead of ones I am indifferent to or dislike makes gluttony more tempting.
Spending time with people I find it hard to get along with tempts me more towards wrath.
Being around attractive women brings more temptation towards lust.
Living in the first world in general makes it easier to give in to sloth.
Accomplishing great deeds makes it easier to fall into pride.
Seeing nice things that other people have makes it easier to fall into envy.
So, should I avoid all of these things? Should I isolate myself in an empty forest, with no creature comforts, and specifically avoid creating anything I could be proud of?
It's the same line of logic.
And yes, I see the fruits of corruption in the financial sectors. It can be very horrible. I also understand economics and history well enough to know that the entire modern infrastructure of civilization either would not have been built at all, or would have been built massively more slowly and with much lesser distribution if not for lending with interest, investment with dividends, etc.
There are absolutely some specific practices that I consider unethical, but your argument is posed against lending with interest in general.