Thanks for your response, I was hoping for responses like this to help me flesh this out (or prove me wrong).
I take number one as coming from the essential functions of money, primarily that of a "store of value".
Agreed that I cannot define those terms from an empirical standpoint. I should probably have worded my first premise differently. How about this:
1) Stability in supply supports the essential functions of money
I do admit to falling into the definition of money vs currency trap (if that is what you were talking about) and am not careful enough with how and where I use those terms. Any help in better differentiating when to use one versus the other would be appreciated.
At any rate I would be interested in your definition.
Correct, this is a purely hypothetical exercise based on assumptions.
Given my redefined first premise, do you still think so? If so, can you explain?
1 is not a given.
I take number one as coming from the essential functions of money, primarily that of a "store of value".
You can't possibly define "best", much less "stable".
Agreed that I cannot define those terms from an empirical standpoint. I should probably have worded my first premise differently. How about this:
1) Stability in supply supports the essential functions of money
Hell, you probably can't even define currency, but that isn't important here. 
I do admit to falling into the definition of money vs currency trap (if that is what you were talking about) and am not careful enough with how and where I use those terms. Any help in better differentiating when to use one versus the other would be appreciated.
At any rate I would be interested in your definition.
At any rate, you certainly haven't tested various configurations to check their properties for bestness (whatever that is).
Correct, this is a purely hypothetical exercise based on assumptions.
Also, it does not appear to me that your conclusion follows from your argument. You have a bait and switch thing going on.
Given my redefined first premise, do you still think so? If so, can you explain?