What is there to change my mind about?<p>On one side we have a certain amount of goods and services. On the other we have a certain amount of currency which we use as a stand-in. If goods and services outpace currency, you get price swings tending toward deflation. If currency outpaces goods and services, you get price swings tending toward inflation.<p>Gold is advocated because the supply of it is relatively stable, thus decreasing the chance of serious inflation. The problem with gold is that it creates additional vulnerability of serious deflation.<p>All of this is so basic that I have a hard time believing anyone could argue with it.