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Yes, if your rock is worth twice as much to the cult as it is to you you should have to sell it.


No. The rock is worth vastly more to the owner than the cult which is why they won't sell it. However, the value is intrinsic... it's priceless. It's worth infinitely much to the owner regardless of how much anybody else thinks it should be worth. Therefore, it's impossibly to tax the owner infinitely for their intrinsically valuable rock...




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