Money - Coinage Money - is `recent & un-proven' - both as human concept and even as physical artifact. We are beginning to realize that no human construct can be successful if it does not have an exact analog in nature - the physical, organic universe. Note: which is why we have problems with artificial "power structures" which are inevitably taken-over by power `pervs' - those taking advantage of un-natural opportunity to abuse power, financially / physically / mentally or sexually. See - recent revelations at http://www.perceptions.couk.com/authority8.txt FACT: there are more bullies, rapists & pedophiles among senior police, lawyers & judges, churchmen & politicians than in the general population. This is inevitable result of two factors i) male-dominated hierarchies ii) single-minded abusers being more motivated than ordinary `good people' See http://www.perceptions.couk.com/genes7c.html We even have problems with our artificial "potential power structures" such as marriage / media / entertainment etc. See http://www.perceptions.couk.com/authority2.html ] ------------------------- So money as coinage works properly only when it is earned (and spent) as an analog of that which one can create - either singly or as member of a co-operating group - in a day (or a season - if storing a shared crop etc). Nature only allows physical rewards from food, clothing, tools, a night's shelter, and the earned-respect we give each other as members of a co-operating species. See http://www.perceptions.couk.com/genes6.html#grid http://www.perceptions.couk.com/quality.txt ------------------------ Any other use of coinage leads to abuse of nature, of other beings and of our own species Such abuse always leads - long-term - to the extinction of the abusers ----------------------------------------------- Check - `Altruist Survivor' pages and Index page "Humans' Choices" in Google "Perceptions Index" in Google - go #money ----------------------------------------------- FURTHER REFERENCES GO - "search perceptions" - in SEARCH-ENGINE file-ID www.perceptions.couk.com/coins.txt