Uncomfortable Conversations With Gregory

UCWG 016: What is the Value of Human Life?

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“The only way you can determine who deserves to live or die is to know what the point of life is.” Many have defined humanity’s essence or unique value by simple factors like consciousness, intelligence, or self-awareness. But what do these standards imply for the whole of human civilization? Societies are organized around collective ideas about what the purpose of life is, or their utility in life toward each other. Every time you interact with another person, it is for a specific purpose. You expect a specific type of outcome. What determines success or failure? People need to migrate to circumstances or group settings where they will be found useful. “If everyone were accountable for their own actions and nothing else, the world would be in a lot better shape.” Who owns humanity? Who makes the decisions determining its fate? A dictator? Some other governmental entity? Or is it everyday people like you and me, each living out our own rules for engagement with one another? In the end, every comes down to the