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[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 day ago

We like to think of how backward our ancient ancestors were to praise sun gods, believe the world was flat, that plagues happened because we didn't sacrifice animals or people or that a saviour is going to some day arrive and end the world.

We live in a global civilization right now that believes in infinite monetary wealth with numbers growing ever higher backed by nothing but belief and trust. There is so much imaginary wealth right now that it is way beyond what can actually exist. The last time I read about it was about ten or 15 years ago ... it was an article that estimated that if all debt, all over the world was stopped at the time and everyone just spent time paying everything off, it would take thousands of years to repay everything. Yet in that time, all we've done is keep increasing debt and imaginary wealth.

The whole system is built on our belief in the system. The belief that eventually things will be paid off or that finances will be balanced. It is all built on trust and promises.

If at any point, enough people in parts of the world stop believing or trusting this system ... it will all come crashing down.

Money is our new religion and we all believe in it and praise it and put all our hopes in it.

It exists because we praise it and worship it.

As soon as we stop believing in our gods of finance ..... the whole thing will end.

Just like what happened to our ancient ancestors who believed in sun gods, god kings or powerful beings sitting in clouds in the sky.

[-] Almacca@aussie.zone 6 points 1 day ago

I realised a long time ago that economics is a faith based religion. And I'm an atheist.

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