No Religion is the simplest and laziest method for giving some purpose.
I agree with you pretty much completely, but you have to admit, it's still an effective package. You can dislike something and still admire its ability to perform some task. It's the kind of respect that an atheist who works for an advertising agency might have.
Really? A dollar is only worth what you can buy with it. It can become nearly worthless overnight. It is only paper and your faith in it is all that gives it value.
That's a foolish and tired cliche. It has centuries of history.
Tell me, in your lifetime did the USSR or the Berlin wall fall? Even if not, can you please inform me how such events affected the currencies involved?
For someone who cites history, you've little respect of it.
The Soviet ruble was converted at varying exchange rates to the new local currencies.
The eastern mark was converted to deutsche marks.
A better example would be Zimbabwe but even that didn't happen overnight.
I'm not arguing against diversification here, I'm just arguing that the USD would take a lot of work to be rendered worthless. (understatement of the thread right there)
Kleeneness is next to Godelness.