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<blockquote data-quote="Kylie" data-source="post: 77657045" data-attributes="member: 343110"><p>But the amount of energy can be measured and we can predict exactly how much energy will be released. That doesn't really fit in with the idea that energy has no intrinsic value. </p><p></p><p>But the value of a good or service is subjective. The example I gave of a glass of water shows that.</p><p></p><p>Intrinsic value is how much value something is perceived to have. A glass of water has a higher intrinsic value to a dehydrated man than to a man who has just drunk a liter. After all, the dehydrated man feels a greater need for the water, while the man who's just drunk a liter may not be feeling any thirst at all. Likewise, a service also has no objective value. A person who is extremely busy is likely going to see my dog-walking service as more valuable if they have little time to walk the dog themselves, whereas a retired pensioner who enjoys going for long walks is going to find little value in my service.</p><p></p><p>But the amount of energy released for a certain amount of petrol when burned can be objectively measured. It's not going to produce a different amount of energy for different people based on how important they find that energy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kylie, post: 77657045, member: 343110"] But the amount of energy can be measured and we can predict exactly how much energy will be released. That doesn't really fit in with the idea that energy has no intrinsic value. But the value of a good or service is subjective. The example I gave of a glass of water shows that. Intrinsic value is how much value something is perceived to have. A glass of water has a higher intrinsic value to a dehydrated man than to a man who has just drunk a liter. After all, the dehydrated man feels a greater need for the water, while the man who's just drunk a liter may not be feeling any thirst at all. Likewise, a service also has no objective value. A person who is extremely busy is likely going to see my dog-walking service as more valuable if they have little time to walk the dog themselves, whereas a retired pensioner who enjoys going for long walks is going to find little value in my service. But the amount of energy released for a certain amount of petrol when burned can be objectively measured. It's not going to produce a different amount of energy for different people based on how important they find that energy. [/QUOTE]
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