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I want to know why you don't value one human life more than a tree.

Posted by: Peter ( European Union ) on March 16, 1999 at 17:44:50:

In Reply to: How to value life? posted by Kevin Dempsey on March 12, 1999 at 14:39:51:

: Insensitive, heartless, vegan planet-lover that I am, I would like to go on record as saying I do not value one human life more than the lives of 75 dogs, nor even than the life of one dog, tree, mosquito, snail, chickadee, mouse, chimpanzee, or elephant.
I want to know why you don't value one human life more than a tree. That seems really really strange to me. I don't think you can give me a satisfying answer on that, but you can always try...

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