Re: Europe, the US, and Environmentalism

[Doug Pensinger]

"John D. Giorgis" wrote:
> 
> At 01:03 AM 7/21/01 -0700 Doug Pensinger 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.
> >
> >So what is the dollar value you place on an unborn child?
> 
> Its hard to value.   I'd like some experimental data to back up my
> assessment.
> 
> Given that I value my own life at around US$500mil to US$1bil, I can tell
> you that it is very high - as I place a premium on taking away someone
> else's right to life without their consent.
> 

Is there anything you couldn't put a price on?  Frex, IMO even if they found
that they could double the world's reserves of oil if they drilled in
Yosemite, I would be adamantly against it.  

Doug