At 05:06 PM 7/19/01, Jeroen wrote:
>At 07:41 19-7-01 -0400, John Giorgis wrote:
>
>
>>Once again, you are making an incomplete analysis. I place a great deal
>>of value on the protection of the "Right to Life" by the government, based
>>on my religious views, my secular ethical views, and my desire for
>>assurance that my Right to Life will be protected in the future.
>
>But those are personal views, not economics. To paraphrase Pratchett: just
>because it isn't nice doesn't mean it isn't economically sound.
>
>
>>If you're willing to admit (along with Kat, Sonja, et al.) that all
>>environmental proposals should be subjected to a thorough cost-benefit
>>analysis, then I think that our discussion will be much more profitable.
>
>Then we won't have a much more profitable discussion, because to us,
>bleeding-heart environmentalists, the environment is *more* than something
>you can put a price tag on.
Perhaps you could achieve some level of common understanding by comparing
the value John places on the right of an unborn child to live to the value
Jeroen (et. al.) places on the environment, where perhaps each is greater
than its strict monetary value . . .
--Ronn! :)
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