| Open Challenge -
11-25-06
Try to imagine a world where money does not exist... I bet you can't do it. Go ahead... try.
I see some of you are getting the idea: but others are not.
Let me try and explain further. I am not asking you to fantasize about a fictional world. Nor am i asking you about other worlds. I am asking you to imagine the world you live in today. here. On Earth. Now. Except with one difference. No money.
The concept of money is an abstraction. it is supposed to represent concrete things that actually exist.
If you delete an abstract concept from human existence: this does not mean you have deleted one single concrete atom from existence. All the atoms are still there. Only the abstract idea of money is missing.
BUT!!
If you delete this single abstract concept... you wilso have to delete other abstract concepts that are based upon this abstracty concept.
In other words... if you want to explore what the world you live in, would be without money... On a practical basis... You will be forced to explore and find out what other abstract concepts of our civilization are so inextricably connected to this abstract concept... that they would also have to be deleted...
it is merely a logical exercise in deleting abstract concepts from your existence...
After you have deleted the abstract concepts connected to money, that cannot survive and functionwithout this most basic of civilized abstract concepts...
What is left?
Well... you will still have the abstract concepts of language. You will still have abstract concepts... You will still have the ability to create abstract concepts... The only difference is that certain abstract concepts that you have taken for granted: are deleted from your existence.
Deleting abstract concepts from your existence is not like deleting actual molecules of atoms from your existence...
If you delete air from your existence you will die very quickly. if you delete water from your existence you will also die.
Deleting an abstract concept from ypour existence is not a life-or-death issue.
it is a secondary issue; not a primary one.
So... if you delete a secondary abstract concept from your existence: it is not that big a deal.
The only big deal is trying to find something to replace the void which it leaves in your life.
So... what would you fill the void that the disappearance of the abstract concept of money would create?
Does this help?
I am asking you to find practical solutions and practical options to replace the abstract concept of money with.
If you did not have to work for a living. if you did not have to use money to pay the rent with...
What would you do with all that free time?
How would human society change? What would be the outcome?
Last edited by turak : 11-26-06 at 20:13.
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