Money as God is as old as civilization and it has a name that is, too, as old as civilization:
Mammon Worship. In many ways, money is a far more seductive religion in that it has the appearance of rationality. I don't call this progress. On the other hand, the State as God is little better. On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 11:35 AM, Edmund Storms <[email protected]>wrote: > Well Jed, I guess it is nice to know we are no worse off than we would > have been in 1513. Of course, then people had the Church to fight, which > had God on its side. Now, the fight is with politicians who only have money > on their side. I call this progress. :-) > > Ed > > On Dec 30, 2013, at 8:21 AM, Jed Rothwell wrote: > > Edmund Storms <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, and both Lewis and Koonin went on to high office and were well >> rewarded for not rocking the boat on any subject. There was and is no >> reward in advocating for cold fusion. >> > > "There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to > conduct, or more uncertain in its success than to take the lead in the > introduction of a new order of things, because the innovator has for > enemies all those who have done well under the old condition, and lukewarm > defenders in those who may do well under the new." > > - Machiavelli, 1513 > > >
