I admire marxism for being so naive. Quite contrary to capitalism, marxism is fragilly dependent on the ability of every individual to take responsibility of his/her community, to see the bigger picture and to contribute constructively. In other words, the idea of marxism is founded in a belief in the good in people.
However, man's inherent egocentrism, greed and lust makes marxism impossible! That is where capitalism comes in.
Taking full advantage of the downfallen humanity, the basic idea of capitalism is that man IS egocentric, greedy and lustful. Lusting after what one's neighbour has (the 10th commandment) is a basic premise for competition, which is in turn the basic premise for the functionality of the dynamics of a free market which is the basic premise for capitalism. Ergo, the basic dynamic of capitalism is greed/lust which ties in nicely with narcisism and egocentrism.
But can a firm still build on basic biblical principles when having to function in a world driven by greed?
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What are the Biblical principles for business? I think that is the real question. My personal opinion is Biblical principles work like the laws of nature. If you understand them and live by them, then life will "just" work. If we always are trying to work against gravity life would be very difficult.
I have heard and read about different companies that are trying to function by Biblical principles with good success, so it seems to be possible. An interesting website is www.FastCompany.com it's not a Christian site, but they tell about companies that are successful, but in a different way, for many it is a Biblical way.
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