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To: jbe who wrote (42880)	7/1/1999 7:09:00 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Hello jbe and everyone, this topic has certainly produced some wonderfully thoughtful posts and open dialogue. Although I feel I'm on a lonely quest, I'll press on just the same. :-) Human activity can be located somewhere on the spectrum that is anchored at one end by spirituality and at the other by physicality. Praying would be near the spiritual end, while reading and writing, composing music might be it's neighbors. Eating and other bodily functions belong over toward the physical end. When we exchange coins for goods are we performing a spiritual act or a physical act? Well, I would suggest that one way of identifying a spiritual act is by determining whether a chimpanzee would understand the act. And a chimp would not have the slightest idea what was transpiring between an owner and a customer. He can relate to grabbing a banana, but he cannot understand selling the banana to another chimp. Economic exchange takes place only after two thinking human beings will it. Therefore the process is spiritual. So atheism and business are not natural allies. It may be a way, way out argument, but I lay it out bare for examination anyway. :-) By the way, thanks for the book recommendation, I better start a list quick. <vbg> Michael

To: jbe who wrote (42880)	7/1/1999 8:26:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 108807

Speaking as someone tutored, somewhat, in Civil Law (well enough to pass the Louisiana Bar), I'd like to second what you said about Greek property law, as well as Roman. Their property laws were quite well-developed, and have been adopted, without much change, in almost all of present day Europe, all of South America, all of Central America, Louisiana, French Canada, and some other places that slip my mind. But, of course, the Greeks and Romans were quite religious. Just not Christian. Or even Judeo-Christian.;^) Another fabulous web site, by the way. We are really rocking! Reminds me of an old friend of mine who used to say, no point arguing about facts. But of course, even if we know the facts, we still argue about them!