Religions > Atheism > There are two things that do not follow the rules of supply and demand
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"Conspiracy of Doves" |
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22 Nov 2006 03:49:36 PM |
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There are two things that do not follow the rules of supply and demand |
There are two things that do not follow the rules of supply and demand
Religion and Education.
The less of either of those a person has, the less they want.
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| User: "David Schwartz" |
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22 Nov 2006 08:11:33 PM |
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Conspiracy of Doves wrote:
There are two things that do not follow the rules of supply and demand
Religion and Education.
The less of either of those a person has, the less they want.
That's not what the rules of supply and demand say. In actuality, both
religion and education follow rules of supply in demand.
For example, in areas where a lot of people are interested in religion,
you will find a lot of churches. You won't find a church of a
particular type in an area where there are very few or no believers in
the particular sect.
In the areas where there is a lot of interest in education, you will
find more schools. You don't see huge high-end universities in small
towns where there is little demand. You see them in big cities where
there is a lot.
The law of supply and demand does not say that a person wants less of
something the more they have or more of something the more they have.
It says that the the more demand for something there is, the higher the
price and the more supply of something there is, the lower the price.
Higher prices induce an increase in supply and a decrease in demand.
Lower prices induces a decrease in supply and an increase in demand.
These are all true of both religion and education. If a university
raises its prices significantly, it will see a decrease in enrollment.
It may even see a new university open up. If a synogogue charges a much
higher membership fee, it may see its enrollment fall.
To some extent, these two things don't follow the classical rules of
supply and demand precisely. For education, that's largely because of
scholarships and financial aid reducing the effects of cost changes.
For churches, it's the fact that people don't usually look at their
choice of church as a cost/benefit analysis.
However, what you said is just totally wrong and has nothing to do with
supply, demand, or cost.
DS
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: There are two things that do not follow the rules of supply and demand |
22 Nov 2006 08:28:26 PM |
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David Schwartz wrote:
Conspiracy of Doves wrote:
There are two things that do not follow the rules of supply and demand
Religion and Education.
The less of either of those a person has, the less they want.
That's not what the rules of supply and demand say. In actuality, both
religion and education follow rules of supply in demand.
I think it was intended as more of a `proverb' than an argument. In
that light, I'd certainly agree with him. <g>
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-Mark Twain
Religious societies are *less* moral than secular ones:
http://moses.creighton.edu/JRS/2005/2005-11.html
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