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RE: What IS This Thing we Call "Value?"
to add a bit more confusion.
How valuable is a quart of water to a man dying of thirst in the Mojave Desert?
How valuable is that same quart of water to a man who is drowning in Lake Superior?
Ice in the Arctic vs Ice in my tea...ditto.
First can of beer vs 27th one...ditto.
Value is not only variable from one person to another but also variable over time to that same person.
Does SOMETHING have to be valuable? I have a neighbor on either side...the both have dogs that bark CONSTANTLY.
I value silence. The ABSCENCE of something.
Brings up the entire issue of valuing things that are not "things."
Like silence.
I value having better health than most.
Is "value" a required thing? I suppose only to the extent of the value-reward system, as it works in our brains.
if you value 'it' more should you pay more for 'it'? Shirley you don't expect 'it' to be free. That would be Utopian.