Is one human life worth more than another? - Page 2

Trilby · 06-25-2009, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

According to my dad my life is only worth $20. How much would your parent/spouse/sibling/children pay to get rid of you?

My mom always told me should would sell me to the gypsies - I assume bartering would be involved.

Aliantha · 06-25-2009, 04:35 PM

What anything is worth is always a matter of perspective. Lives are no different.

My parents never wanted to get rid of me.

TheMercenary · 06-25-2009, 08:32 PM

You would need to clarify "life" and "worth". But yea, mine and my families is worth more than anyone else if it is being threatened by someone else. Then they lose. I win. Go life.

capnhowdy · 06-26-2009, 07:17 AM

My parents admitted that I was adopted. But I kept coming back.

Queen of the Ryche · 06-26-2009, 10:01 AM

I've heard alternately that I was found in a cabbage patch, or under a rock. Maybe it was a rock in a cabbage patch.

Master Cthulhu · 06-30-2009, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Queen of the Ryche

I've heard alternately that I was found in a cabbage patch, or under a rock. Maybe it was a rock in a cabbage patch.

Nope, you were found in a cabbage patch and then sold in a store where families for some reason had fights over you.

I like your user name, by the way, Operation:Mindcrime and Warning are amazing

Sorry for the wording on the title, but I think everyone knows what I'm talking about.

FuglyStick · 06-30-2009, 12:23 AM

Reading assignment: Crime and Punishment

Sundae · 06-30-2009, 11:57 AM

My Mum was going to call the local children's home to take me away (I assume for free) if I didn't stop being such a spiteful little girl. Hmmmm, no complexes built there then.

I value people I love most of course. But otherwise, I believe all human life is equal. After all, the same random acts happen to all types of people - the lottery winning rapist and the devout tsunami victim, the hale and healthy reformed addict and the war veteran who gets his face smashed in for his pension.

It's only love that gives our lives any real distinction.
That and bacon.

Queen of the Ryche · 06-30-2009, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Master Cthulhu

Nope, you were found in a cabbage patch and then sold in a store where families for some reason had fights over you.

I like your user name, by the way, Operation:Mindcrime and Warning are amazing

Sorry for the wording on the title, but I think everyone knows what I'm talking about.

Aw, thanks and thanks!

Yznhymr · 07-27-2009, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

It's only love that gives our lives any real distinction.
That and bacon.

Amen to that! Now pass over some of that bacon please...

be-bop · 08-04-2009, 05:40 PM

Some of the shit that lives around my area need whacking
Most of them are scum who would steal the breath out of your lungs without a second thought..
Chav mothers with ugly Chav children that contribute fuck all to humanity they are just leeches that suck the system dry..
and cause havoc and mayhem throughout the housing estate..
(not that I'm bitter and twisted)

regular.joe · 08-04-2009, 09:10 PM

Read "The Ones Who Walked Away From the Omelas" by Ursala K. LeGuin. Great story about this very subject. One of my favorite short stories.

My short answer.

No.

TheMercenary · 08-06-2009, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by be-bop

Some of the shit that lives around my area need whacking
Most of them are scum who would steal the breath out of your lungs without a second thought..
Chav mothers with ugly Chav children that contribute fuck all to humanity they are just leeches that suck the system dry..
and cause havoc and mayhem throughout the housing estate..
(not that I'm bitter and twisted)

Are you sure you don't live in the US?

be-bop · 08-06-2009, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Are you sure you don't live in the US?

Nope couldn't spell extermination

Was just having a wee rant

Cicero · 08-06-2009, 06:29 PM

My mom tried to marry me to a Syrian. I am sure a dowry was involved. So the real question for me is:

How many goats is one life worth over another? Not if.

Yes she regrets her actions now.........But since I am older and used up in their realm, and I am no longer a virgin- My mom would have to give a lot of goats to get rid of me....... I believe I am actually a commodity, but there is no convincing some crazy canadian syrian, possible terrorist, of this......The failure I believe, is that no one even tried. Being that he was probably an ugly loser that just didn't know how to talk to women, and has no station in my society.....I am of the "perspective" that he would in fact, owe me some goats just for inhaling any part my oxygen.

But that's perspectivism for you.

I think it was insane to be talking to my mom about how I am not going to go marry her neighbor's syrian son. The fact that I had to even have those conversations makes me insane. She had arranged my marriage. FAIL. lol!

But I still (secretly) wonder how many goats I am worth. How many goats does it take to marry me off anyway?

06-25-2009, 04:35 PM	#17
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	What anything is worth is always a matter of perspective. Lives are no different. My parents never wanted to get rid of me. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

06-25-2009, 08:32 PM	#18
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	You would need to clarify "life" and "worth". But yea, mine and my families is worth more than anyone else if it is being threatened by someone else. Then they lose. I win. Go life. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

06-26-2009, 07:17 AM	#19
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	My parents admitted that I was adopted. But I kept coming back. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

06-26-2009, 10:01 AM	#20
Queen of the Ryche is fleeing the scene Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Beautiful CO Posts: 1,510	I've heard alternately that I was found in a cabbage patch, or under a rock. Maybe it was a rock in a cabbage patch. __________________ Once, in an interview, Chuck Norris admitted that he was not the most awesome thing ever. He declined to elaborate; but I believe we all know that he was referring to the existence of chocolate covered bacon. I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

08-04-2009, 09:10 PM	#27
regular.joe Старый сержант Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC, dreaming of large Russian women. Posts: 1,464	Read "The Ones Who Walked Away From the Omelas" by Ursala K. LeGuin. Great story about this very subject. One of my favorite short stories. My short answer. No. __________________ Birth, wealth, and position are valueless during wartime. Man is only judged by his character --Soldier's Testament. Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. - Marcus Aurelius.

06-30-2009, 12:23 AM	#22
FuglyStick No Redeeming Qualities Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 15	Reading assignment: Crime and Punishment

06-30-2009, 11:57 AM	#23
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	My Mum was going to call the local children's home to take me away (I assume for free) if I didn't stop being such a spiteful little girl. Hmmmm, no complexes built there then. I value people I love most of course. But otherwise, I believe all human life is equal. After all, the same random acts happen to all types of people - the lottery winning rapist and the devout tsunami victim, the hale and healthy reformed addict and the war veteran who gets his face smashed in for his pension. It's only love that gives our lives any real distinction. That and bacon.

08-04-2009, 05:40 PM	#26
be-bop Operations Operative Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: scotland/uk Posts: 664	Some of the shit that lives around my area need whacking Most of them are scum who would steal the breath out of your lungs without a second thought.. Chav mothers with ugly Chav children that contribute fuck all to humanity they are just leeches that suck the system dry.. and cause havoc and mayhem throughout the housing estate.. (not that I'm bitter and twisted)

08-06-2009, 06:29 PM	#30
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	My mom tried to marry me to a Syrian. I am sure a dowry was involved. So the real question for me is: How many goats is one life worth over another? Not if. Yes she regrets her actions now.........But since I am older and used up in their realm, and I am no longer a virgin- My mom would have to give a lot of goats to get rid of me....... I believe I am actually a commodity, but there is no convincing some crazy canadian syrian, possible terrorist, of this......The failure I believe, is that no one even tried. Being that he was probably an ugly loser that just didn't know how to talk to women, and has no station in my society.....I am of the "perspective" that he would in fact, owe me some goats just for inhaling any part my oxygen. But that's perspectivism for you. I think it was insane to be talking to my mom about how I am not going to go marry her neighbor's syrian son. The fact that I had to even have those conversations makes me insane. She had arranged my marriage. FAIL. lol! But I still (secretly) wonder how many goats I am worth. How many goats does it take to marry me off anyway? __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

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