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In industrial nations, the justice system considers a human life "priceless" thus illegalized any form of slavery; i.e., humans cannot be bought for any price.
However, with a limited supply of resources or infrastructural capital (e.g. ambulances), or skill at hand, it is impossible to save every life, so some trade-off must be made.
Also, this argumentation neglects the statistical context of the term. It is not commonly attached to lives of individuals or used to compare the value of one person's life relative to another person's.
It is mainly used in circumstances of saving lives as opposed to taking lives or "producing" lives.
Originally posted by diamondsmith
Did you save a life in your life?
No?I thought so!
Originally posted by davesmart
hi op
i save spiders all the time
usualy in the bath
then i put them outside
i cant kill spiders, dont know why lol
I saved too the life of a dog,now he is ok .
Not only that but he had a tiny hole in his heart and I got that fixed.
If the magnifying glass is...Earth's atmosphere,then...
Originally posted by saroncan
The ant shriveled under the magnifying glass when I rescued the burnt figure.
I agree as long as they do not do any harm.
Sentient or not, I believe every living creature has a place on this planet, we're all connected anyway.
I referred to this as a matter of personal conscience.
I do have question though, what if some sort of plague had too break out in, lets say your neighbourhood, wreaking havoc and spreading disease too both elderly and young. Would it then be okay to kill all of those creatures?
Maybe those creatures are there because of us!
Would it then be okay to kill all of those creatures?
Originally posted by diamondsmith
reply to post by Brad-H
I agree as long as they do not do any harm.
Sentient or not, I believe every living creature has a place on this planet, we're all connected anyway.
Sorry, I don't understand,in what way does it fly!
I'm only asking because that statement seems to fly in the face of your original statements.
In most countries the death penalty was abolished,even a sinful life can be worth something.
Oh and what is your views on the practise of death penalties on humans in certain countries all over the globe?