Gold Standard vs. Fiat Money

This argument is very interesting to me.  Not really sure that I have reached a final opinion yet.  I am not quite sure that I have enough information to make an informed decision.

Here’s a good article outlining the pros of Gold/Precious Metal standard:

The Return to a Precious Metal Based Currency

Here’s a pretty informative article questioning the Gold Standard:

Sound Money versus the Gold Standard

I will definitely need more information to be able to make an informed decision.  Do you have some information to share??