The Value of Life
Golan 29 Apr 2007
Yes. I´m sorry to break any romantic feelings, but simply and purely yes, one life might be worth more than another.
Rayburn 29 Apr 2007
It atleast seems so. Not saying that it's ethically right, but yes, in our world, some people seem to be more worthy than others.
Whitey 29 Apr 2007
Yeah. But trying to equalize it will only lower the value of some, not raise the value of others.
CodeCat 29 Apr 2007
Apparently the lives of some are valued more than those of others. But I think it's wrong. No life is worth more than any other. And life as a whole doesn't really seem to have any value at all, other than to just propagate.
Cheesehead3557 29 Apr 2007
Yes, though the rating system seems to vary from person to person generally with those closest to you rated at the top.
Golan 29 Apr 2007
CodeCat, on 29 Apr 2007, 18:11, said:
Apparently the lives of some are valued more than those of others. But I think it's wrong. No life is worth more than any other. And life as a whole doesn't really seem to have any value at all, other than to just propagate.
CodeCat 29 Apr 2007
Usefulness depends on who you're talking to. To me, plenty dead things are more useful than most living things I could mention. So that's a bit of a strange definition.
Whitey 29 Apr 2007
And what use is a toaster-oven without the person to invent it. THus your value should go to his life, not the oven's.
Golan 29 Apr 2007
CodeCat, on 29 Apr 2007, 19:50, said:
Usefulness depends on who you're talking to. To me, plenty dead things are more useful than most living things I could mention. So that's a bit of a strange definition.
CodeCat 29 Apr 2007
Leatherneck, on 29 Apr 2007, 22:03, said:
And what use is a toaster-oven without the person to invent it. THus your value should go to his life, not the oven's.
The inventor doesn't make toast, his invention does. So practically, the invention is more useful to me. The fact that he invented it doesn't really matter, it's not like he's more useful after he already invented it.
AllStarZ 29 Apr 2007
Life is life, all lie is the same. Its the person, but not the life that matters. All men are equal in death, and each death is worth no more than the other.
In life one person may be more important. In death it doesn't matter.
Edited by AllStarZ, 29 April 2007 - 21:49.
In life one person may be more important. In death it doesn't matter.
Edited by AllStarZ, 29 April 2007 - 21:49.
Anon45566 29 Apr 2007
No life is worth more than any other. All individuals are equal before God and looked upon based on their actions alone.
I sure hope you all remember that.
-Hinata Prime
I sure hope you all remember that.
-Hinata Prime
Whitey 29 Apr 2007
Equal under God, sure. But in the infinite time before death, there is a difference in importance.
For instance: My life is the most important thing to me, because without my life, I do not exist.
That is from a personal perspective.
Or: Joseph Stalin was much more important than Joseph Delio, Joseph Delio died of a heart attack at age 6, never making a difference in the world. Stalin, however, made a huge difference.
For instance: My life is the most important thing to me, because without my life, I do not exist.
That is from a personal perspective.
Or: Joseph Stalin was much more important than Joseph Delio, Joseph Delio died of a heart attack at age 6, never making a difference in the world. Stalin, however, made a huge difference.
AllStarZ 29 Apr 2007
However that does not make his life particularly more important, its the person.
Whitey 29 Apr 2007
All persons posess a life that they can twist and turn. So no, I disagree.
Well... define life.
Well... define life.
Anon45566 29 Apr 2007
Yes, just because you have the power to do so doesn't make you more significant.
The only time that matters is when you stand before God and are being looked at ONLY for your sins and good deeds.
This life, as I said, is a test to determine our destiny. (What we make of it is our choice and our descision.)
The only time that matters is when you stand before God and are being looked at ONLY for your sins and good deeds.
This life, as I said, is a test to determine our destiny. (What we make of it is our choice and our descision.)
Whitey 29 Apr 2007
If specimen A dies upon birth
and specimen B dies upon the murder of specimen C, is not specimen B more significant than specimen A? Is his life not more weighted?
and specimen B dies upon the murder of specimen C, is not specimen B more significant than specimen A? Is his life not more weighted?
AllStarZ 29 Apr 2007
Anon45566 29 Apr 2007
Leatherneck, on 29 Apr 2007, 23:22, said:
If specimen A dies upon birth
and specimen B dies upon the murder of specimen C, is not specimen B more significant than specimen A? Is his life not more weighted?
and specimen B dies upon the murder of specimen C, is not specimen B more significant than specimen A? Is his life not more weighted?
No. Neither are more significant. As I said, it is based on their actions alone. If they are a baby, though, when are are before God they will have neither good deeds nor sins, and will be admitted into heaven without question.