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Originally Posted by BoLevi

Equal to whom?

Human life is subject to market forces, just like anything else in the world. It' just that most of the time, the "currency" that is applied is proximity (social, familial, geographical).

All of humanity participates in the market, whether we realize it or not. If we didn't, we would forego economic activity that is not essential to survival and use it to provide resources to places where life expectancy is lower and infant mortality is higher. The existence of the Flames, this message board, and your posting on it are all evidence of this, quite literally. Ss I say, it is so obvious now and through history it is axiomatic.

So I disagree with the premise of the OP. I don't think it is a dilemma at all - as the matter is constantly settled and has been settled for probably hundres of thousands of years.

That is how life is currently valued. It is not an ethical way to value life.