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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.
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I appreciate your answer, I am not sure I am fully grasping your position though. Is it that market forces determine the moral value of people vs. property specific to the context in which they are weighed, by the person doing the weighing?
If so, I am curious? Does your answer to the scenario about what the homeowner should do vary if you put yourself in the position of the homeowner? Ie assume its your house.
Would it be right to assume that the homeowner's actions are justified by their individual relationship to their house?