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BitaTruble -> RE: All Ownership is Conditional (7/18/2007 9:58:15 PM)
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I said yes, it is conditional. If I buy a television, I own it. It doesn't work, I dump it. So, the condition is .. television, you either keep working like you're supposed to or I dump you and I won't own you anymore. Once it goes in the trash, it becomes the property of the city refuse service and I no longer own it. I own my dog. It bites someone, I take it back to the pound or have it put down. I'll keep it as long as it behaves as it's trained and does what it's supposed to do.
Now, that's not to say that I won't try to get my television repaired before I just dump it. I spent good money which I had to work for to buy it, so it behooves me to keep it in good condition so that it runs as well as it's able to run. Also, I love my dog, so I'm going to put in all the time, effort and care necessary to ensure it never bites anyone or behaves in ways which are not appropriate to live in this house. If despite my best efforts it bites someone anyway, then away it goes. With ownership comes responsibility which, to my way of thinking is also a condition. To even get to the point of ownership, certain things have to happen. You had to work to earn money to buy your television. You have to live in a place that allows dogs, you had to come to an agreement to get your slave etc, etc.. and I do view all of those things as conditions of ownership. Even getting something, for example a birthday gift, well, you had to have a birthday to get it.. a condition of the gift.
I had a bit of trouble with the use of the word 'all', but I can't honestly think of an instance where there are zero conditions put on ownership. I'm open to the possibility that my own little universe is just too narrow to see some other picture but for right now, that's the way I see it.
Celeste
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