The value of life Options

[tkproduce]

A lot of debates seemed to be based on this, so I thought I might make a new topic out of it.

Obviously, life is a valuable thing. But how valuable is it to you? Different people have different opinions.

Say this kid at a school has somehow managed to pick up a fatal disease - maybe something like ebola, but worse. If he is not killed in the next 10 minutes, the disease is contagious enough to infect everyone in the school. You're a doctor with a needle in your hand and you are given the responsibility of making the decision of whether or not to kill this kid. What would you do?

Okay, a very unrealistic situation, but it is slightly similar to other situations. Like the war in Iraq. Do you think the lives of some are worth sacrificing for the welfare of others? The debate about abortion. Letting every foetus with a potential for life to live on, wanted or unwanted, may seem ideal to you, but looking at the big picture, I can see overpopulation and poverty.

So how much do you value individual life?

[starlette]

I value my own life, only for the fact that I feel I was put thru shit and crap thru my shildhood, and I feel I have a reason for existing. Because of the abuse andloniness I epericened thru my childhood, I feel that I have a purpose...a mission. So I value my life immensly. I feel I survived what I did to make a difference. Having said that, I also do not value my life over that of others. I also think that sacrificing some for the greater good isnt always right, because, using the example of the war in iraq, who the hell are we to dtermine the greater good? Who are we to play God? I mean, to kill a psychopath just to stop him from murdering many innocent people, sure, but sacrificing a few for what someone beleives to be a step towards progress??? I don't know about all that. But then again, I don't know much about progress. I think violence should be avoided at all costs. I think everylife should be valused. I mean, I feel like I was put here for a reason...whos to say there arent others that are being murdered who also had a purpose in life that can never be fufilled?