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  • Battle of the elements: Gold has gleamed through the ages

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    The ancient Egyptians believed their gods had shimmering skin made from gold. While the Aztec word for gold, teocuitlatl, literally translates as “excrement of the gods”. From ancient Rome to the California gold rush, this dense shimmering metal has been immutably connected with divine quality and the sense of opportunity. The reason for this is simple: gold is the most special element of them all. Gold is so revered because of its irresistible combination of beauty and rarity. All the gold mined in the history of mankind would fit into an Olympic swimming pool, so they say. Today, we present our loved ones with ... (full story)

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Goat
Jun 12, 2019 11:39pm
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"Gold is so revered because of its irresistible combination of beauty and rarity."

I disagree!

Gold is so revered because for thousands of years it was used as currency. That ingrained into the human psyche that gold was valuable. Those of us alive today inherited the lust for gold, through cultural conditioning. Even a 4 year old understands that a gold necklace has value.

What gives the dollar its value? The backing of US government.

What gives gold its value? The backing that our fellow man will also see it as valuable.
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EventsTrader
Jun 13, 2019 12:28am
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Quoting Goat
Gold is so revered because for thousands of years it was used as currency. That ingrained into the human psyche that gold was valuable. Those of us alive today inherited the lust for gold, through cultural conditioning. Even a 4 year old understands that a gold necklace has value.
It's the ultimate store of value. As you said, it's ingrained from an early age.

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All the gold mined in the history of mankind would fit into an Olympic swimming pool, so they say.
I cringe anytime I hear this. Melting it won't matter. The density of an object will never change. Science

There are too many mathematicians out there that can easily prove this wrong. I'm not one of them, but apparently it'll take at least 2.5. For what it's worth.
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Goat
Jun 13, 2019 12:39am
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Quoting GoldGrilz
I c u goat.... good points but aint u contradickin yourself? "Gold is so revered because of its irresitible combination of beautify and rarity" isn't that quote a product of watchu said about the psyche and all that? All I know an ole man from the south once told me "Green is for the money.... Gold is for the Honies"... that's why I dem golds on my teeth... cuz of its "irresistible combination of beauty and rarity".... wit diamonds
Well the author is saying that gold gets it's value from the ingrained "beauty" and the fact that it's a rare substance. I'm saying it gets it value from the fact that it was used as currency for thousands of years. That's where we differ.

By the way, are your grillz real gold or nah?
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GoldGrilz
Jun 13, 2019 12:28am
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I c u goat.... good points but aint u contradickin yourself?

"Gold is so revered because of its irresitible combination of beautify and rarity"

isn't that quote a product of watchu said about the psyche and all that?

All I know an ole man from the south once told me "Green is for the money.... Gold is for the Honies"... that's why I dem golds on my teeth... cuz of its "irresistible combination of beauty and rarity".... wit diamonds
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GoldGrilz
Jun 13, 2019 1:23am
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Quoting Goat
{quote} Well the author is saying that gold gets it's value from the ingrained "beauty" and the fact that it's a rare substance. I'm saying it gets it value from the fact that it was used as currency for thousands of years. That's where we differ.
if beauty is in the eye of the beholder and if everbody loves it, then it must be engrained in the DNA of man... just like all shiny and glittery thangs attracts human attention.... dope article though....

Quoting Goat
By the way, are your grillz real gold or nah?
comowng bruh...
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