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Bumanchu says "collect whatever you like, just don't worship your coins. "

MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,394 ✭✭✭✭✭
If we didn't worship them to some extent, would they have value? Your thoughts, please.
Andy Lustig

Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

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  • bumanchubumanchu Posts: 1,383 ✭✭✭


    << <i>If we didn't worship them to some extent, would they have value? Your thoughts, please. >>



    Do you worship your car?

    Do you worship food?

    Do you worship other human beings?

    They all have value.

    Admittedly saying "to some extent" changes the tone a great deal. What I was referring to is going over the edge about them.
    And yes much of life is about where you draw the line and often that is a difficult decision to make.

    A coin is a coin in the end. But they (coins) can provide an avenue for enjoyment.
    And I ain't lying this time.
  • pcpropcpro Posts: 139 ✭✭
    Appreciate seems rational. Worship seems irrational.

    PC
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  • mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Appreciate seems rational. Worship seems irrational.

    PC >>



    good quote.
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  • Typical acts of worship (Wikipedia) include:

    prayer; -- naw
    sacrifice;-- YES!
    rituals; -- Yes, I log on here every morning as I drink my coffee.
    some forms of meditation; -- hmmm..
    holidays, festivals; -- yes.
    pilgrimages; -- yes.
    hymns, psalms or worship music; -- no.
    dance; -- no.
    the construction of temples or shrines; -- yes.
    the creation of idols of the deity; -- yes.
    living out Worship in Daily Life; -- yes

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    I think I worship most things that I collect. I organize, sort, play with, photograph, draw, catalog, and stare at my collections.
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,730 ✭✭✭✭✭
    BLASPHEMY!!!!!

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,394 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Do you worship your car?

    Do you worship food?

    Do you worship other human beings?

    They all have value.


    They also have utility. The coins we collect don't. They derive their value exlusively from our love and respect for them. In other words, coins are only valuable because we "worship" them. Granted, "worship" is not the word I would have used, but I think the point is valid.
    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • CaptainRonCaptainRon Posts: 1,189 ✭✭
    Enjoy ---- Worship IS there a way to draw a line of moderation between the two.
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  • WoodenJeffersonWoodenJefferson Posts: 6,491 ✭✭✭✭
    imageHold it...time out!

    Worship...no,
    adore, no
    love, no
    enjoy...bingo!
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  • ElcontadorElcontador Posts: 7,657 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Andy, for once I think I agree with you. Regarding all of my hobbies, too many people I know take them to the extreme.

    Some people buy coins almost compulsively, or with money better spent on their families, etc.

    As a runner, I see too many others thinking that they can run faster / further if they continue increasing the intensity / durations of their workouts, and do so to the point of injuring themselves.

    As an international traveller, I see some people so compulsively trying to get so many different entry stamps on their passports (there is a "century club" in this regard), that I wonder whether they really enjoy themselves while doing this.
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  • bumanchubumanchu Posts: 1,383 ✭✭✭
    Okay, I can't tell anyone what to do to or with their coins.

    I won't worship mine.

    You do as you see fit.

    And yes, there is a gray area as it is not black and white and I didn't intend to incite a polarizing discussion.

    Guess I'll be more careful of what I post in the future.
    And I ain't lying this time.
  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,394 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I won't worship mine.

    Bumanchu - Do you know anyone that does? If so, please explain what "coin worship" looks like so we can make sure we're all talking about the same thing.
    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • Cam40Cam40 Posts: 8,146
    cherish maybe, but worship, no.
    thats (worship) reserved for dieties and the like. imo
    you cant worship a coin but you can cherish it for its value
    intrinsic or not.

    deeep thoughts....i think women should be put on a pedistal,,,just high enough where
    i can see up their dress,...
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  • bumanchubumanchu Posts: 1,383 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I won't worship mine.

    Bumanchu - Do you know anyone that does? If so, please explain what "coin worship" looks like so we can make sure we're all talking about the same thing. >>



    No, I don't know anyone who does.

    I was making an off-handed comment in relation to the almost religious intonement that modern bashers use
    in their affirmation that collectiing the classics is the only true coin collecting going on.

    I was in my mind loosely categorizing that type of stance as being somewhat analogous to behavior typical of a religious zealot.

    Perhaps, comments like mine are best left unposted, as little effect from the one in question or the thought behind it, however unlcear in its presentation, will be likely to sway anyone on the "other" side's opinion of "modern crap".

    I like some of the Modern Crap and I dislike some of it, and for me the same can be said for all of the other coins ever minted in the history of man.

    I hope this clarifies something.

    And no, I'm not attempting to stir anything up.

    Edited for spelling.

    And I ain't lying this time.
  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,394 ✭✭✭✭✭
    And no, I'm not attempting to stir anything up.

    Cool! Another moderns-bashing thread! image


    OK, OK, seriously, now I get it. Thanks for the clarification.
    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • RichieURichRichieURich Posts: 8,547 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I don't think I worship my coins, although my wife might disagree. image

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  • michaelmichael Posts: 9,524 ✭✭✭
    coins only have value due to ego................

  • IGWTIGWT Posts: 4,975
    Whatever ultimately concerns a person becomes god for him. People worship all kinds of false gods, and I suppose there are some who worship coins.
  • worship of a coin will turn a rare coin into a legendary coin--ex the 1913 Lib nickels

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