[ExI] Counterfeits (Was: THE MIGHTY ORIGINAL)

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This reminds me of the old conundrum: "Who is the most successful 
counterfeiter in history?"

> From: Ben Zaiboc<bbenzai at yahoo.com>
>
> If an art dealer makes a molecularly-precise copy of a
> famous artwork, so that the two are literally
> completely indistinguishable, and mixes them up so
> that even he doesn't know which is the original, he
> has thereby destroyed something?
>
> Presumably this is only true if he admits to doing it.
>   If he never admits to it, and nobody ever finds out,
> the something is not destroyed.
>
> Or am I missing something?