I guess it had to be asked - are some lives worth more than others?

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3. Yes.

If it comes down to letting my son die or two strangers die--let's say there's an accident and I can save just my kid or be able to save two others--the two others are toast. No regrets.


I'm also not going to condemn somebody who fails to give his life so that two or more others could live. Or, in the case of somebody who dies to save one other, to judge him a fool because his life was just as good as somebody else's. It's up to them and not some neutered principle to make that decision for such people.

Consider also the Secret Service. Most would take a bullet and die to protect Obama, so you could easily get 3 or more killed to protect him. If Obama's life is just the same as anybody else's, he's obligated to take a bullet to protect his SS agents if it came down to that. I think that would be wrong. Some lives are more important than others.