Money is like a religion

[RobertEarl]

See that money in your hand? It is just a piece of paper, much like bibles are pieces of paper with sacred words printed thereon.

What makes that money-paper a value to you? A belief. A belief instilled in you and reinforced over and over, again and again.

The whole basis of that printed paper-money having value is based on yours and society's belief that it has value, much like the believers of bibles hold value in those words. Take away that belief and the value is nothing.

Think about it.

[marym625]

1. money doesn't talk, it swears

Old lady judges watch people in pairs
Limited in sex, they dare
To push fake morals, insult and stare
While money doesn’t talk, it swears
Obscenity, who really cares
Propaganda, all is phony

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[Warpy]

2. Money is a marker for debt. The way fiat money is created also creates inflation.

And yes, great quantities of it don't talk. They swear.

[NightWatcher]

3. You pray for a sandwich and I'll take money and go buy one

Let's see which one gets to eat first.

Religion exists, as does money, but money gets you things. Religion only gets you things if you can use it to swindle others to give you things or money.

[Initech]

4. Yeah why else do you think "In God We Trust" is printed on it?

[rogerashton]

5. It's not MY belief.

It's the belief of the guy I want to buy something from.

The shoe store believes in money. I believe in shoes.

[Augustus]

6. This is so ridiculous I don't even know why I'm bothering to respond

No. Money is fiat currency declared by law to be a medium of exchange. The value of money comes from the force of the governments backing that money.

[herding cats]

7. Does that make the GDP the equivalent of Jesus?

Oh, and then Republican economic policies in the US could be Satan!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

8. Money Talks - The Kinks-From Preservation Act II