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The problem with this argument is that wrong answers do not just fall
from the sky but have their reasons. Therefore it is easily possible
that different people come to the same wrong answer. For instance
CMor [167] agreed with Poppy [162] because both were mis-reading the
Barbon quote in the same way. In CMor and Poppy's reading, Barbon
said that 100 pounds of lead is of as great a value as 100 pounds of
gold. In other words, they thought Barbon said that the things
themselves have no value, all the value comes from us humans. But
Barbon said something different, namely, that 100 pounds' worth of
lead is of as great a value as 100 pounds' worth of gold. 100 pounds'
worth of lead is the amount of lead you can buy with 100 pounds, the
British currency. This is almost tautological, but Barbon wants to
make the point that there is no difference between things that have
the same value. This is a similar concept as Marx's value
materiality, that as values all things consist of the same immaterial
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