"Warwick gave the good analogous example of the US dollar, a secular system which has become associated with the sacred. "
and thanks to Nicholas Cage the whole world now thinks that that was based on ancient Egypt
The US is NOT Ancient Egypt.
Have you read Wilkinson's "Early Dynastic Egypt"? He clearly explains how their system of government evolved.
warwick
" I have always found that the main obstacle to free
association on these boards is the broad
misconception that what we do not know is more
significant than what we do know."
Warwick L Nixon, March 8, 2019