Re: US Presidents; an outside view WAS: Any comments? (Evolution - was Answers to Pet

"Howard Brazee" <howard@brazee.net> wrote in message
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> On 25 Apr 2006 13:49:07 -0700, "Richard" <riplin@Azonic.co.nz> wrote:
> 
>
> My bad.   I still don't see it as a zero sum for the system that uses
> money (our society).   The amount of stuff we have is different than
> before as we grow new stuff, mine more stuff, and create more services
> and art.
>
But all of it (even the sevices and the creative art) consume energy, time,
and resource. At a fundamental level, what is 'consumed' (and nothing ever
can be) is exactly equal to what we are left with. Any 'value' or otherwise,
is simply considerations added by us sentient beings (and we consume energy
and produce heat even doing that...)

Zero Sum.

Pete.

In article <4bbnreFchu44U1@individual.net>,
Pete Dashwood <dashwood@enternet.co.nz> wrote:

[snip]

>Any 'value' or otherwise,
>is simply considerations added by us sentient beings (and we consume energy
>and produce heat even doing that...)

Hey... what happened to this 'intrisic value' stuff you mentioned earlier?

'Do I contradict myself?  Very well, I contradict myself... I am large, I
contain multitudes.' - W Whitman

DD