Assume the adult is more "Mother Theresa" than "Ted Bundy"
2006-07-09 09:29:16 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
James--- are you saying Mother Teresa is clearly worth more than a newborn?
2006-07-09 09:36:37 · update #1
Baby is worth less.
The one thing that gives human life worth is participation in moral community.
A human promises to do no harm to others and as a result can expect that he will not be harmed.
A baby is not a part of the moral community YET. It only has a POTENTIAL to join this community.
So a baby is worth slightly less then an Adult.
2006-07-09 15:43:45 · answer #1 · answered by hq3 6 · 16⤊ 15⤋
We are all equal, but I think Mother Theresa contributed to society in a better way than Ted Bundy.
2006-07-09 09:44:13 · answer #2 · answered by cricket 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, depends on what you mean by "worth". A child is just as valuable to society as an adult. An adult's personality is already formed, more or less, and their role in society is pretty well established. A newborn has potential to contribute far more, but hasn't yet.
And why do you need to examine someone's worth, anyway? Is one life not just as valuable as another?
2006-07-09 16:15:20 · answer #3 · answered by LoonieGirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One who attempts to place "worth" on life does not really value it at all. Mother Theresa, after all, started out as a baby.
2006-07-09 09:36:36 · answer #4 · answered by manonfire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The newborn is worth more. It's got more potential, more future. The adult is already halfway played-out.
2006-07-09 10:47:22 · answer #5 · answered by Keither 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is optimal to attend till they're six moths from an hypersensitive reaction stand aspect. i remember on something referred to as toddler led weaning. they must have a pincer carry close and be able to placed their very personal nutrients of their mouth. All nutrients except breast milk or formula is in ordinary words practice for the first three hundred and sixty 5 days any way. Their little bodies won't be able to digest nutrients properly adequate to derive any nutrients from it till three hundred and sixty 5 days. The purees are purely yet in a unique thanks to make you make investments in something very ineffective. i tried that with my first son and he had NO interest what so ever. Then at about 8 months he all started showing indicators he became waiting for solids and he loved feeding him self!!
2016-11-06 02:44:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that all human life is valuable, however one cannot place a specific monetary value on it. Nonetheless, I also believe that as we grow, we make choices that can make us a contribution to society versus a burden on it. In that, we can attach the term worth. According to dictionary.com, one of the definitions of WORTH is "The quality that renders something desirable, useful, or valuable". So, depending on our contributions or the possibilties of future contributions, society will attach "worth" to its members.
2006-07-09 12:55:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All life is worth the same: It cost the Messiah His life on the cross.
2006-07-09 09:34:37 · answer #8 · answered by scavenger_meat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Worth"? None of us is born with a price tag. At the end of the days we are judged by our service to others.
2006-07-09 09:32:36 · answer #9 · answered by James 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all life is sacred the value is the same
2006-07-09 20:27:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are all of equal value.
2006-07-09 09:41:04 · answer #11 · answered by mom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋