[MD] the meaning Hobbes's meaning

[craigerb at comcast.net]

[Ham] 
> Does the written score for a piece of music have any value 
> before it is heard?   Did the majesty of the Grand Canyon have any value 
> before it was seen? The answers are of course "Yes".  Take a recently discovered but 
unheard score by Beethoven to Christie's auction house & watch its value 
increase bid by bid.  Or put the Grand Canyon, sight unseen, up for sale. 
I think you'll get some offers. 
How does this affect your thesis? 
Craig