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To: detlef gerlach who wrote (5207)	8/13/2002 4:37:40 AM
From: frankw1900	Respond to of 24758

so, what is wrong with valuing money? Nothing. It's how we value it that matters. The way you present it, money is a tool. It's a smart, elegant tool the same way a carpenter's plane is. And that's how we should value it - we should admire it, and keep it in good condition, and not abuse it by use in tasks for which it's not suited. When I say money is a metaphysical object I'm describing the tool - its components are a name, numbers, and the "promise" which makes it work, (that it will buy tomorrow what it buys today). Money is easily confused with the objects of our desire because it's intuitive, seductive and addictive (due to its promissory nature), and so we easily become emotionally attached to it. I believe, for solid psychological and philosophical reasons, this is a mistake. The least of these reasons is that when we do this, money is no longer just a tool but is becoming a fetish.