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Originally posted by Astrocloud
Simply ignoring it doesn't mean that the words have no meaning. Accept that there are people not as smart as you... who are influenced by the words on money.
Something that actually happened to me: a student at the University of Arizona (I believe he was a sports and exercise sciences student) -told me that "In God we Trust" printed on money was DIRECT PROOF of god's hand in the affairs of men.
I know this story is anecdotal but my point is that just because X happened to you and you are not harmed doesn't mean that X doesn't have an effect on others.
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If someone wants to believe that the money is proof that God exists, I don't blame the money for them having that opinion. And believe it or not, I don't assume they aren't as smart as me. I guess I just don't see how people are influenced by it. And if they are, is it going to harm them? I don't think people are that stupid that they will be influenced by it. Maybe I put too much trust in thinking that people make up their minds on philosophical issues in more intelligent ways than reading it off of a nickel.
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