No runaway trolley this time

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Rau said:
What is the $value of a drug dealer in your system scowler? A lot of good can be done with a lot of money. Many starving people saved etc.
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So you really don’t understand the utilitarian concept. The end alone does not justify the means; only the act and the means together can be subject to judgment. Sure, a lot of good could be achieved by taking that money. The drug dealer could be a scum - so are most politicians by the way, and they are usually richer than the drug dealer. 😉 You need to show that only actual killing of the drug dealer could lead to that good end - there is no other way to do it. Minimum necessary harm leading to the maximal possible good must be considered, and only then can one make a value judgment if it will be “worth it”. In your question you did not show that the minimum necessary harm equals to the killing of the drug dealer. You cannot threaten, cajole, convince… only kill.

As for the dollar value of anyone, you could ask the Environmental Protection Agency ($9.1 million) or the Food and Drug Administration ($7.9 million) or the Department of Transportation ($6 million)… pick your favorite choice. 🙂 And then there are the insurance companies. They also put a price tag human life.
 
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As for the dollar value of anyone, you could ask the Environmental Protection Agency ($9.1 million) or the Food and Drug Administration ($7.9 million) or the Department of Transportation ($6 million)… pick your favorite choice. 🙂 And then there are the insurance companies. They also put a price tag human life.
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Right, so that’s why I was asking you how the harm of one dead drug dealing scum bag is to be compared with other harms - be they harm avoided or harm caused by alternative acts?
 
Rau said:
Right, so that’s why I was asking you how the harm of one dead drug dealing scum bag is to be compared with other harms - be they harm avoided or harm caused by alternative acts?
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My answer to that was in the part of the previous post, which you conveniently disregarded. Personally I do not put a dollar value on life in general. I value the life of my family and friends, but I do NOT value the lives of politicians. Let’s be blunt: “I would give my life for my family”, but “I would not give a red cent to save Trump’s life”.
 
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