tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post113151251411534916..comments2023-10-24T04:29:23.693-06:00Comments on Atheist Ethicist: It depends on what the meaning of "torture" is.Alonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-1131941098068662122005-11-13T21:04:00.000-07:002005-11-13T21:04:00.000-07:00dirkszI do not think that life and value can be so...dirksz<BR/><BR/>I do not think that life and value can be so easily separated. The statement that "life is more important than a value" is, itself, a value. If your actions favour a life, then your actions still express a particular value.<BR/><BR/>You may argue that, to you, life has infinite value, and everything else pales in comparison. Yet, I hold that you do not spend every waking moment of every day doing that act which will enhance and protect the most life. I am fully willing to wager that you do things other than save and protect lives. Therefore, you do not act according to the principle that life is the only thing of value.<BR/><BR/>In fact, it is not. The quantity of life is often balanced against the quality of life. Every day, people weigh the quantity of life against the quality of life, and choose the latter.Alonzo Fyfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-1131585619693919372005-11-09T18:20:00.000-07:002005-11-09T18:20:00.000-07:00I thank the both of you for your kind words.Ironic...I thank the both of you for your kind words.<BR/><BR/>Ironically, I was up late last night thinking that this was one of my worst postings ever, and I almost decided to skip a day -- for the first time since I started this. So, the comments are particularly well appreciated.Alonzo Fyfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-1131561818931041322005-11-09T11:43:00.000-07:002005-11-09T11:43:00.000-07:00Clearly thought-out and very well written, AE.Clearly thought-out and very well written, AE.Radhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13556463399633711905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-1131558138089607912005-11-09T10:42:00.000-07:002005-11-09T10:42:00.000-07:00Good points. This should be published. Maybe a 'L...Good points. This should be published. Maybe a 'Letter to the Editor'. There needs to be a National outcry against this government that must be acting outside the wishes of it's people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com