> Arguing that the creation of money was tied to the creation of armies sounds like a political view that someone might push alongside the promise of peace on e

> Arguing that the creation of money was tied to the creation of armies sounds like a political view that someone might push alongside the promise of peace on earth. I wasn't penning some Marxist screed or making a value judgment about the nature of money. It's awesome because it means I don't have to farm the food that i eat. I specifically stated where that statement came from. You may try to call it political, but coin money was tied to the raising of armies. Before that, people just relied on an elaborate credit system. Coins originally were not used as a medium of exchange, they were just a way to represent quantity. > Yet, animals fight over food. If humans didn't have money, we'd fight over that or something else that maintains our health and well being. Eh, history and anthropology are murky on this subject. Personally, I think we focus too much on the role of competition in history and discount the role of cooperation.