http://money.howstuffworks.com/money-and-religion.htm
EXCERPT: There are hundreds (by some estimates, thousands) of religions across the world. The Oxford Dictionaries defines religion as "the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods." Based on this definition, we can draw some interesting comparisons between the worship of a god and the worship of the almighty dollar. What is money if not a "superhuman controlling power"? That's what Matt Frederick, Ben Bowlin and Noel Brown discuss in this episode of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know: Is money a religion?
It's not that (all) people outwardly worship money — or the economy or financial institutions. But many of the trappings of organized religion are based around them. In his book "The Theology of Money," philosopher Philip Goodchild points out that our entire financial system is built on faith....
MORE: http://money.howstuffworks.com/money-and-religion.htm
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EXCERPT: There are hundreds (by some estimates, thousands) of religions across the world. The Oxford Dictionaries defines religion as "the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods." Based on this definition, we can draw some interesting comparisons between the worship of a god and the worship of the almighty dollar. What is money if not a "superhuman controlling power"? That's what Matt Frederick, Ben Bowlin and Noel Brown discuss in this episode of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know: Is money a religion?
It's not that (all) people outwardly worship money — or the economy or financial institutions. But many of the trappings of organized religion are based around them. In his book "The Theology of Money," philosopher Philip Goodchild points out that our entire financial system is built on faith....
MORE: http://money.howstuffworks.com/money-and-religion.htm
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