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

[LostOne4Ever]

49. It would be worth the world to save even one of them

The people who did that were able to do it because they thought those peoples lives were not worth it. They lost sight of the humanity of their victims.

The way to fight that does not mean that we should fall into the same type of thinking that allowed them to do that. It means rejecting it and standing against it. This does not mean that we don't take punitive measures, or condemn their actions but rather reject the very thinking to led to that outcome. Further, don't confuse value of character and value of life. They are not the same thing.

When someone dies, they don't come back. That is the end. Because of this life is incredibly precious.

Let me ask you one question. Do you really think that had the people who did this believed as I do, would this have happened? If your answer is anything OTHER THAN "no" then you didn't understand a word of what I said. Let me quote myself

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I didn't type that sentence simply cause I thought it sounded good. I find it sad that you think that a person who believes in philosophy that would have prevented those deaths from happening is in anyway on par with those who murdered those innocent people.

We are both allies in trying to stop things like that from happening, though we go about it in different ways. We should respect that, and each other rather than throwing out insults because someone said something you don't like. I am paying you that courtesy, I ask that you do the same.

I would like close by reminding you the words of Nietzsche:

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