What is the best argument for the inherent value of a human life, without resorting to religion or other metaphysics?
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arguing someone into valuing human life is impossible; the sort of people who need to be argued into valuing human life have other problems and arguments will not solve those problems
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nicer way to say it: a really long hug, maybe some pats on the head
yeah, "argument for the value of a human life" is a type error
it's like an argument that you should enjoy a piece of music or food: if the enjoyment is possible but missing, the thing to do is perhaps create the context for an enjoyable experience. but there's no *convincing*.
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