> But people who can no longer spawn their genes are only conditionally valuable.
And that value is assigned conditionally by... you? It's your belief that the value of human life is restricted to its immediate usefulness?
> The problem is, people are only really fertile for a tiny part of their life. Increasingly tiny. That's a problem for us.
Again, I was not aware that we had a population crisis.
Re:The Mythology of Dog Years
by guard-of-terra on Thursday October 02, 2014 @07:54AM
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We're talking about my views anyway, why would you ask that over and over?
If you don't see this as a problem, you may just move along.
I was asking because I was fascinated and curious.
Re:The Mythology of Dog Years
by guard-of-terra on Thursday October 02, 2014 @08:01AM
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My views don't have to conform to whatever constraints you expect them to. I'm just telling you what I really think.
> My views don't have to conform to whatever constraints you expect them to.
That's why I asked about your views "over and over", because I wanted to find out how your value system works. There is no need to get testy. It's true that I disagree, but this discussion happened mostly because I wanted to find out more, not because I wanted to display your views in a misleading light. Peace.
Re:The Mythology of Dog Years
by guard-of-terra on Thursday October 02, 2014 @08:15AM
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I just failed to understand why you were surprised that in my views I assign value to people and not some external entity does.
The opposite will be actually weird.
I didn't. However I think it is true for a big part of general population and they'll face a reality check soon enough. But I talk about myself mostly.
"I'm afraid you're rapidly coming to a point where you don't see any value in humans once they have spawned their genes"
It's a bit different. People who are still able to spawn their genes are unconditionally valuable. But people who can no longer spawn their genes are only conditionally valuable. They may be very valuable (take nobel laureates), but it's not given. Maybe not.
The problem is, people are only really fertile for a tiny part of their life. Increasingly tiny. That's a problem for us. That's my opinion.