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To: orionblamblam
So do you believe that all lives are intrisically equally valuable

Yes I believe that.

I can only hope that you are wholly opposed to both the death penalty and military action of all kinds, then.

No a respect for the inherent dignity of each life does not preclude support for either of these respect for that dignity does not prohibit the actions of justice

It's irrelevant in any case, no one here is talking about the death penalty or any of the other strawmen you have held up.

We are talking about elderly, infirm or incapacitated individuals who presumably have committed no crime or made war on anyone. You are side stepping the issue.

30 posted on 05/05/2005 1:43:14 PM PDT by kjvail (Judica me Deus, et discerne causam meam de gente non sancta)
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To: kjvail

> We are talking about elderly, infirm or incapacitated individuals who presumably have committed no crime or made war on anyone. You are side stepping the issue.

No, I'm not. Some lives are more valuable than others. Anyone who would sacrifice himself for another is someone who is making that determination. Anyone forced to make a choice to save one life or the other is making a value determination.


48 posted on 05/05/2005 10:18:35 PM PDT by orionblamblam ("You're the poster boy for what ID would turn out if it were taught in our schools." VadeRetro)
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