You’re trying to convince us of a perspective, Curt, which means you recognize o

—You’re trying to convince us of a perspective, Curt, which means you recognize our status as actors and thus self-owners.—

I recognize you possess control over your life and body, and that as a consequence I must fight, negotiate a trade, or engage in moral persuasion in order to coerce you if I desire to obtain your life, possessions, interests, relations, institutions, and norms.

Possession = Defense (not-owner, merely possessor)

Property = Normative Contract (owner and possessor)

Property Rights = Contract with Insurer (owner and possessor)

Ownership = Contractual (normative or insured) monopoly of control of total or partial interest.

None of which tells us the scope of possession, property, or property rights men will retaliate against the imposition of costs upon (defend).

In no way does your possession of anything convey ownershp (my consent to eschew violence, theft, fraud, conspiracy, or conquest). What does is the threat of the costs you will impose upon me if I seek to alter it.

Avoidance, Threat, Deception, Negotiation, Persuasion, and Argument(truth) are all possible. Does anyone ever rely upon truth or do we all merely engage in negotiation and persuasion?

Are we engaged in argument now? Or are you trying to justify your priors and I justify mine?

How do you know you’re speaking truthfully rather than just honestly, (or dishonestly)?