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Originally Posted by bill_mchale
Sophistry again!
If I wrote something, I can establish ways of proving that authorship (whether I do or not is a separate question). On the flip side, you cannot prove that everything that ever will be written has already been written.
As proof, I ask you to provide me all the new books that will be published in 2023 AD; you have twenty-four hours starting now (I will even pay for them)
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Bill
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Would you accept the idea of every book published in 2023 AD?
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Originally Posted by mrscoach
How are we to devote more resources to create more spare time? Is the government to pay artists so they can create? If so, how is it decided who to pay? And just where would the money come from? If you don't want to pay each author individually for their work (making it their job) then how is the 'group' picked. How are new authors found?
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Yes, discovering who to compensate from the realm of infinite texts seems to be a tough question. Perhaps if we instituted a maximum wage the problem would become simpler.