If human life is priceless...
2008-02-20 · Original WordPress address
... does human life have infinite value? Should we spend any amount of money to save someones life?
Clearly the answer is no. But here's a harder one: If someone has a disease and we have the means to cure it with very expensive treatment, should we cure him no matter the circumstances? Even if the diseased man is sure to die soon? Even if the money could be spent to cure 10 other people?
Are people that have to make these sorts of decisions every day, evil? What if those people have a profit motive? What if they work in a non-profit but non-governmental agency?