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jonmor J
jonmor Feb 22, 2017 13:12:58
Replying to tiompan

tiompan wrote:
[quote="jonmor"]
Jon ,
that's the crux of the problem .
Again "How does she manage to quantify all the most important values to humans .
Nobody has ever managed to do so and never will .
"
You don't need quantify all to George. The relative value of this or that consideration (using a common measure) is enough to allow comparison of options. Thanks for the chat: It's been useful.

E Evergreen Dazed
Evergreen Dazed Feb 22, 2017 13:22:55
Replying to jonmor

jonmor wrote:
tiompan wrote:
[quote="jonmor"]
Jon ,
that's the crux of the problem .
Again "How does she manage to quantify all the most important values to humans .
Nobody has ever managed to do so and never will .
"
You don't need quantify all to George. The relative value of this or that consideration (using a common measure) is enough to allow comparison of options. Thanks for the chat: It's been useful.
Of course you need to quantify, otherwise you have no basis for a common measure.
How can anything be relative without a value being quantified?

The whole idea feels as wrong as can possibly be in terms of heritage anyway, people's responses or feelings towards a place like stonehenge could be described as 'irrational', 'passionate', 'spiritual' how do you go about constructing a basis upon which to measure that?

T tiompan
tiompan Feb 22, 2017 13:30:00
Replying to jonmor

Jon ,
the "all" was in reference to the huge number that can't be quantified , any one of which can't be quantified either .

"Comparisons are odious ", we know that at the most basic level , at cultural and personal levels it would rarely be considered , Solomon excepted .