Originally posted by mikerussellus
No more respect for what it is supposed to represent.
There's plenty of respect for what it represents. But not all of us see the symbol as important as what it represents. You're free to see it that way, but not everyone does.
There's a big difference between an actual thing and the symbol that represents that thing. There's the cross, and then there's what the cross represents. There's Au and then there's the thing that it represents (Gold).
Try writing "Au" on a piece of paper and take it to the bank and you'll soon see what I mean.
[edit on 12-10-2009 by Benevolent Heretic]
