Money as Debt
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@unknownuser said:
many of these movies are encouraged to be distributed freely... it's about getting the message out there - not some form of money making venture.. they are practicing what they preach which to me, gives a comforting sense of legitimacy to their intent
What a coincidence, we have a humugus baptist church down the road (we call it six flags over Jesus) that gives away free bibles on your first visit.
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@solo said:
@unknownuser said:
many of these movies are encouraged to be distributed freely... it's about getting the message out there - not some form of money making venture.. they are practicing what they preach which to me, gives a comforting sense of legitimacy to their intent
What a coincidence, we have a humugus baptist church down the road (we call it six flags over Jesus) that gives away free bibles on your first visit.
ha, yeah, i see what you're getting at. i do feel the church (in general) is a huge enterprise with those at the top having a #1 priority of maximizing profit..
i try not to listen to these messages blindly and for the most part, it's these writers and/or philosophers ability to put many things i see into words.. i'm a carpenter, not a poet.. i hope i'm not just buying into their crap or scheme but instead, simply agreeing with the main message..
so yeah, if you feel these productions are an attempt at 'tricking' me into some hidden agenda, please fill me in.. in general, i think i'm fairly open minded but maybe i really am missing something? -
@unknownuser said:
in general, i think i'm fairly open minded but maybe i really am missing something?
The important thing is not to be so open minded that your brain falls out.
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As a follow up on "Money as Debt" one has to watch "The Ascent of Money" is very up to date and touches on the current crisis. Find it very informative. It is sad that no one ever learns from the mistakes of the past, the same things happen over and over again.
The series was run on BBC Knowledge and there is also a book.
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adding more fuel to this thread:
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I prefer Douglas Adams' take on it. From the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy:
@unknownuser said:
“This planet has — or rather had — a problem, which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much of the time. Many solutions were suggested for this problem, but most of these were largely concerned with the movements of small green pieces of paper, which is odd because on the whole it wasn’t the small green pieces of paper that were unhappy.”
Cheers.
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