Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Uncle Steve Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: rationality Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 08:07:47 -0500 Organization: Friends of the Galactic Collective Lines: 30 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="af5005cfd6b1ea266c4916deda41f3db"; logging-data="26712"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/hyGpEBjI8pywnKS847qNJ" User-Agent: nn 6.7.3 Content-Length: 906 Cancel-Lock: sha1:Peatb3j4kibyTsBUGwW8f9TjFQI= Xref: csiph.com alt.folklore.computers:154510 On Thu, Nov 05, 2015 at 01:12:38PM -0500, Dan Espen wrote: > "Osmium" writes: > > > "Morten Reistad" wrote: > > > >> The only two things the fiat money have [going] for it is that has a > >> monopoly > >> to quote prices and to pay taxes, fines etc. > > > > I notice you mention fiat money quite often, but never say it is bad. > > Are you actually opposed to it? It's a word seldom used in America, > > except by people who *do* oppose it. > > > > I don't see any practical alternative. > > That's exactly the reason we have fiat money. > Nothing else would work. > As far as using the word, "fiat", the best way > to keep the system working, is to trust it, > but don't talk about it. > It can't be explained. Everything can be explained. Only religion denies the validity of open critical analysis. -- We all cannot be intelligent, but at least we can all be polite.