Do you think that a Gorilla life is worth 10 times that of human life?

Question

Gorillas and very endangered .......and human population is overpopulated
For example black pearl is way more $$$ than a white pearl so humans are the white pearl.

I THINK GORILLAS ,ELEPHANTS' ect ARE WORTH MORE THAN A HUMAN INCLUDING MY LIFE

Answer 1

i agree we need to protect these endangered species.more should be done to protect them.instead of the goverment wasting money some should be used to help these animals,i always give money to help.if i had my way i would go to where these gorillas are and help.to your previous question i would save the gorilla hands down,im glad your passion on saving endangered species is important,im totally with you on this

Answer 2

Wow. That's an interesting perspective.

While I disagree with you, I am just baffled by the knee-jerk reactions that people are displaying here. Can't anybody disagree intelligently anymore? Does everybody *have* to hurl insults as a way to show disagreement?

The reason I disagree with you because there is more to comparing relative value (if that can be done at all) than just rarity. I would value a gorilla or an elephant far more than a far rarer snail or insect. And there is something special about a human life that I feel an obligation to value (even though many humans don't do much to deserve it).

But I think you raise an interesting question, and an enlightened and selfless perspective. Kudos.

Answer 3

You could spend some more of your life trying ti find ways to keep them and many other species from being killed off by our acts. It is notr just our direct acts that are the problem but things like global warming and habitat reduction that are causing this. Posting this question so that people might think about it is a good start. Your wording needs to be worked on but , yes.
I think ten lifetimes spent trying to save each Gorilla is not nearly enough to do the job.

Answer 4

so what your saying is given the choice of saving a human or a gorilla you would go with the gorilla well i think that is really sad human life is def more important than an animal

Answer 5

I'm choosing the Gorilla for the simple fact that the child of the crack mom would probably have a better shot at life without her near him.

Answer 6

This may seem true but how valuable is that human life if they are potentially capable of saving hundreds of gorillas?

i believe all life is equal except some may seem more valued depending on perspective.

Answer 7

Very good sir, might I ask you put your zeal into action.

If I find a snail (as was mentioned above) that was endangered, or perhaps some other insect (hell, I'm sure we could find some backwards life form with a simple respiratory system that survives purely on instinct and response to stimuli, or perhaps your idiocy even stretches as far as plants?) and then present it to you as well as a young baby boy - hell lets say it is your young brother or sister and present you with a lump of wood or a brick and ask you to go to work, would your actions have the same conviction as your poorly thought out words?

Yeah, thought not.

Answer 8

by that logic same rare endangered snail is worth a few dozen human lives.

Answer 9

on that axiom let me tell you that 99% of ALL SPECIES that have ever walked the earth are now extinct. what you see today is but one percent, so... snail, whale, you,me and yale ( the gorilla ) will all be dead soon dont worry i guarantee you that
In nature there are no favorites, no biasas, just cause and effect

Answer 10

I wouldn't like to say yes to that on the basis that it may come back on me in the future.