Answer this to the best of your abilities. I just thought that this question should be asked because this just might be the answer to peace that this world has been looking for. Maybe not. Either way, it was definately an easy answer for me. Let's see how easy an answer it is for you. Have fun and don't fear any critism, tell the truth and I'll agree to agree or disagree, but to never scorn what you have to say.
2006-11-01 12:12:22 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Depends on the individual as contrary to the mistaken belief that a human life cant be valued, the reality is that everyday lives are valued by insurance companies, and actuaries. So the best people to ask this question to is a life insurance specialist.
2006-11-01 12:21:30 · answer #1 · answered by Mike J 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As a previous post suggested, if you ask a life insurance expert they might tell you that a life can be either substantially less or more valued at a million dollars. If someone makes $20,000 a year washing dishes and has no kids or family, their life could in the short-term be valued at much less than $1 million; over 50 years it could reach $1 million. Bill Gates and Warren Buffet could be valued in the tens of billions and in the trillions over 50 years!
This question is very abstract and people usually assume that every life is definitely worth $1 million... but the practical reality is that an actual economic value CAN be assigned to a person, and sometimes that value is sadly much less than $1 million.
However, if you ask me, the POTENTIAL value of someone IF they actualized all their potential is in the billions of dollars... usually our environment, education, family and other factors conspire to crush our potential economic value though.
2006-11-01 21:47:02 · answer #2 · answered by KatGuy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a trick question.You cannot compare or measure the "value " of life with a dollar amount,but, in the spirit of the question, I'll say that a life is worth a million dollars,but a million dollars is not worth a life.
2006-11-01 20:19:53 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to me neither one. life is not worth to have a million dollars let alone the other way around. life is not about money. it is about living it to the fullest. if you asked me which would i rather have i would say life without the million dollars. when you live your life to its complete fullest then it is very much worth the million dollars or more.
2006-11-01 23:24:33 · answer #4 · answered by Misguided Rose 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I consider life to be priceless. But I sure wouldn't mind if someone gave me a million dollars and proved me wrong! There would be no arguments out of me!
2006-11-01 20:53:59 · answer #5 · answered by luvmuzik 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
life is worth a millions dollars because like a million dollars if you spend it to quikly it is gone before you know it and it is not worth risking your life for a million dollars
2006-11-01 20:28:06 · answer #6 · answered by samikat2010 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
life has no price value. it is a one time shot and you have to make the best of it.
2006-11-01 20:21:13 · answer #7 · answered by Autumn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no amount of money that could measure up to the pleasure of being alive.
2006-11-01 20:32:04 · answer #8 · answered by IrishDreamer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋