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I understand your point, deathboy, and you're right...as is Friedman. The thing is, a principled stance is only good as long as you stand by it. If you want to be the guy that says human lives aren't worth $13 a car, that's fine, you'll be right and win arguments; just know that everyone will be calling you the dick who doesn't value human life.
I think taking a principled stance often puts one in a position where empathy isn't really an option; that video is a perfect example. I'm sure Friedman doesn't really feel that a human life isn't worth $13, yet there he is arguing just that out of principle. I think we need principles to guide ethics and ethics to guide society. We need wiggle room as a society.
- true. and i prefer peoplr deciding their own values of there own life. i cant decide for anyone else but me.********
- true. and i prefer peoplr deciding their own values of there own life. i cant decide for anyone else but me.