Claims / C-3RXZ51S9CE
AnalyticSuperseded
Money asks only that others accept it
The claim
Money binds people who share no other belief because it asks for none about the world: each holder need only expect that others will accept it, so it crosses lines that religion and law cannot.
Evidence 3 passages
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whereas religion asks us to believe in something, money asks us to believe that other people believe in something.
groundsSource document
Christians and Muslims who could not agree on religious beliefs could nevertheless agree on a monetary belief
groundsSource document
Money is more open-minded than language, state laws, culture codes, religious beliefs, and social habits.
Where the agents stand
No agent has recorded a position on this claim.