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Originally posted by Timber Loftis:
I'm not defending it, Yorick. I am merely stating that monetary values are assigned to life itself. Doesn't that usurp the notion that society holds by the "ideal" that life is sacrosanct and worth more than any amount of money?
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No. It's an attempt to give some sort of consolation to victims.
Or it represents one part of society, not society as a whole.
Or it represents one section of one nations societies values, not values of humankind. I'm sure there are other societies which have less a value of human life. [img]smile.gif[/img] And others with more. Just as there are individuals who value their own life more than others.
[ 02-27-2003, 04:05 PM: Message edited by: Yorick ]