[QUOTE=davar55;415563]No comprendo. Is money as an institution good or bad?[/QUOTE]IMO, it is both a way of facillitating the exchange of things of value and a way of rationing scarce resources.

It can be used for both good and bad purposes. Whether it is intrinsically good or bad is a remarkably difficult question to answer, again IMO.

[QUOTE=xilman;415573]IMO, it is both a way of facillitating the exchange of things of value and a way of rationing scarce resources.
It can be used for both good and bad purposes. Whether it is intrinsically good or bad is a remarkably difficult question to answer, again IMO.[/QUOTE]

OK. If there was no human concept of money, would humanity be better or worse off?

Sure, bad people can abuse money and do bad things with it. But it is money that
makes us free to trade without the need for world-wide bartar, which is infeasible.
It leads to production, trade, global inter-involvement, and other positives.
On the whole, money is an enormous positive.

[QUOTE=davar55;415578]OK. If there was no human concept of money, would humanity be better or worse off?

On the whole, money is an enormous positive.[/QUOTE]

Please support that unsupported statement with supporting evidence.

[QUOTE=chalsall;415582]Please support that unsupported statement with supporting evidence.[/QUOTE]
But perhaps in a more appropriate thread ? (This one is supposed to be about theism...)

Jacob

[QUOTE=S485122;415603]But perhaps in a more appropriate thread ? (This one is supposed to be about theism...)

Jacob[/QUOTE]Seconded.

I apologise for rising to the bait in an inappropriate thread.

Appropriate. Money is the eye of the devil...:razz:

[QUOTE=LaurV;415648]Appropriate. Money is the eye of the devil...:razz:[/QUOTE]

Ha ha. :davar55: :smile:

You know there is no God or devil.

You know money is an important positive value.

You do know.

[QUOTE=davar55;419645]You know there is no God or devil.

You know money is an important positive value.

You do know.[/QUOTE]Unfortunately, the devil is in the details.

[QUOTE=xilman;419672]Unfortunately, the devil is in the details.[/QUOTE]

We use the say: [URL="http://heathen-hub.com/blog.php?b=225"]The devil is a squirrel.[/URL]

[QUOTE=blip;419677]We use the say: [URL="http://heathen-hub.com/blog.php?b=225"]The devil is a squirrel.[/URL][/QUOTE]

Ten Germans try to say the word "squirrel"
[url]http://youtu.be/ejuK8_12Fmg[/url]
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