Topic: Theologie
Schöne, schon ein wenig ältere Geschichte aus dem Heft 3/1999 des hochverehrten "Atlantic Monthly", verfasst von Harvey Cox, a professor of divinity at Harvard University, ein Beruf, um den ich den Mann mit einer Inbrunst beneide, die vermutlich nicht zu meinen Gunsten spricht. The Market as God:
"(...)Omniscience is a little harder to gauge than omnipotence. Maybe The Market has already achieved it but is unable -- temporarily -- to apply its gnosis until its Kingdom and Power come in their fullness. Nonetheless, current thinking already assigns to The Market a comprehensive wisdom that in the past only the gods have known. The Market, we are taught, is able to determine what human needs are, what copper and capital should cost, how much barbers and CEOs should be paid, and how much jet planes, running shoes, and hysterectomies should sell for. But how do we know The Market's will? (...)"
praschl | 05. Februar 01