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Moiraine · 10-09-2001, 03:45 PM

I've been reading this thread this eve, and you all made me think ...

I'm an atheist, so I don't feel qualified talking about religions, but anyway ...

Seems to me that, whatever his beliefs, any human being is basically confronted with the need to give a meaning to his/her life, and to find his own definition, or balance, in this life. The answers to that quest are multiple, but that's not my point.

Back to the subject of capitalism, I think that making money for money only may not be the only incentive it provides. By far. There is the quest for power. There is the quest for approval by others. These and many other incentives, which basically are ways (wrong ways, maybe, but ways anyhow) for someone to give substance to his own being. Remeber Silk, in David Eddings'"Belgariad", saying "Money is only a way to count the points" (or whatever, I read that in French

).

Basically, money is not bad or good, money is a way to measure the worth of someone's work. Or someone's needs, assuming solidarity is taken into account. What seems to me to be basically wrong with capitalism, mind that it's my own opinion, is that a good part of the money it generates doesn't go into the pockets of neither the people whose work generated it, nor the people who need it. Anyway ...

Religion are also in the field of definition of world and self (much more than that, sure, but my point is NOT entering a religious debate here

).

All people are not at the same stage in having found their own internal balance and life definition. Seems to me that what some of you perceive as a kind of arrogance in Yorick's posts is really the assurance that blesses him from having found his balance. Which I envy him very much.

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The world is my oyster !

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10-09-2001, 03:45 PM	#48
Moiraine Anubis Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Up in the Freedomland Alps Age: 61 Posts: 2,474	I've been reading this thread this eve, and you all made me think ... I'm an atheist, so I don't feel qualified talking about religions, but anyway ... Seems to me that, whatever his beliefs, any human being is basically confronted with the need to give a meaning to his/her life, and to find his own definition, or balance, in this life. The answers to that quest are multiple, but that's not my point. Back to the subject of capitalism, I think that making money for money only may not be the only incentive it provides. By far. There is the quest for power. There is the quest for approval by others. These and many other incentives, which basically are ways (wrong ways, maybe, but ways anyhow) for someone to give substance to his own being. Remeber Silk, in David Eddings'"Belgariad", saying "Money is only a way to count the points" (or whatever, I read that in French ). Basically, money is not bad or good, money is a way to measure the worth of someone's work. Or someone's needs, assuming solidarity is taken into account. What seems to me to be basically wrong with capitalism, mind that it's my own opinion, is that a good part of the money it generates doesn't go into the pockets of neither the people whose work generated it, nor the people who need it. Anyway ... Religion are also in the field of definition of world and self (much more than that, sure, but my point is NOT entering a religious debate here ). All people are not at the same stage in having found their own internal balance and life definition. Seems to me that what some of you perceive as a kind of arrogance in Yorick's posts is really the assurance that blesses him from having found his balance. Which I envy him very much. ------------------ The world is my oyster ! [This message has been edited by Moiraine (edited 10-09-2001).]