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Originally Posted by stopdog
I don't see anything as having inherent value. I am a moral nihilist and quite often a relativist. Value, in my mind, is always in relation to something. Otherwise it would be called something else. Are humans more valuable in certain situations? In all situations? Or relative to each other? My answer is it depends.
In a vacuum - relative to each other I could say yes - everyone has value. But in my life there are people I value more than others. There are some I value less than my dog. I would try to greatly harm anyone who touched my pets or my loved ones who are human. At that moment the harmer would have less value to me than my dog or my lover.
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I would agree, in a sense, with what you are saying. Yes, if I had to choose, I could choose one above the other. But in a vacuum, not comparing abilities or past deeds, I do believe each person has a worth that transcends any ability to measure it. It's not based on wealth, abilities, strengths, personalities, good (or bad) deeds, or anything else. It's inborn and unchangeable.