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To: TigerPaw who wrote (11013)2/6/2006 7:04:15 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 541582
 
I think you are falling into the fallacy of thinking that if there are two sides then they have equal merit.

The assumption is that they are of equal value, and can be traded for each other or for something else of equal value without a high level of cost of difficulty.

The real world examples you have been talking about fit that assumption. In many (but not all) possible cases the hypothetical of fish and silver would as well.

Tim



To: TigerPaw who wrote (11013)2/6/2006 7:32:53 PM
From: Lane3  Respond to of 541582
 
I think you are falling into the fallacy of thinking that if there are two sides then they have equal merit.

I didn't mean both sides of the argument. I meant both sides of your example, the fish guy and the silver guy. There are advantages and disadvantages of supporting oneself through one's labor and through one's capital. There are. There really are.


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