WSJ Columnist Asks if Women Saved by Boyfriends in Aurora Theater Shooting Were Worth It

[LanternWaste]

58. Who precisely, at the end of any given day, would believe themselves not worth it?

Who precisely, at the end of any given day, would judge themselves not worth it? Short answer-- no one.

Everyone would consider themselves worth it, regardless of whether there is indeed, some objective measure measure from which we base an answer (but there's not). Everyone. I'm quite certain Pres. Abbas of Syria believes he is worth the sacrifice of a dying country. I imagine Stalin thought himself worthy of the sacrifice of a generation of Russian men.

Someone that we may off-the-cuff want to say are not worth it would most likely lie to themselves and in fact, believe that they are worthy of the sacrifice. And those whom you may indeed believe to be worthy of sacrifice would most likely believe that too. No one, outside of the depressed or the psychotic would answer to themselves any differently.

So it's not a valid point-- in that the answer would be the same for every person asking the question.




What you appear to be missing is that the question is one we should all be asking ourselves every day-- regardless of whether or not someone saved our lives, presented us with a much needed job opportunity, or simply opened a door for us or cooked us dinner. There are forests and there are trees-- I realize it's difficult to see both sometimes.

So let's go easy on the ethical pontifications and ablative moral absolutes until we ourselves meet those qualifications.