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Originally Posted by JohnnyFlame
But logically why should we bother with the lives of others who might cause our own deaths? So we have the value of our own lives vrs the value of other's lives.
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Lots of reasons, there's lots of research about morals and values and why societies have them, how they develop, and what purposes they have. There's science behind "do unto others".
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Originally Posted by JohnnyFlame
Scientifc -- the removal of these people from the planet is likely a net benefit to us. They won't be educated so we don't miss out on their possible additions to our knowledge base. They would not be taking up valuable resources. They won't be adversely affecting the environment. On and on they are expendable.
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You call this scientific when it isn't that's more a selfish or pragmatic viewpoint. Science does not equal amoral.
Morals and values have a net benefit to our society (otherwise we wouldn't have them), so to operate without those values isn't "scientific", a "scientific" view would recognize that morals and values are an important part of our society.