"Samael" <Samael@dial.pipex.com> writes:
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>I think most people understand the idea of property as involving the right
If you trace back (2) through its chain of ownership, you end up back at
(1).
(1) is theft. An unowned resource is available for the use of anyone. One
it is claimed nobody else may use it. Obviously theft.
Therefore, by your own definition, all property is theft.
As I've pointed out already, you're contradicting yourself. There can't be
theft where there is no property.
Why, precisely, do you think it's wrong to appropriate an unowned resource?
Who's being wronged, and exactly how? Please avoid nebulous references to
"the people" or the "common good"; I don't speak that language. We
From: Dick.Gray@bull.com <Dick.Gray@bull.com>
To: extropians@maxwell.kumo.com <extropians@maxwell.kumo.com>
Date: 11 December 1998 17:50
Subject: Property [was Re: The Education Function]
>to exclusive control over the use or disposition of an item, acquired
>either by
>
>What exactly is your objection to property as usually defined?
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Dick