(June 21, 2015 at 4:08 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Do you, as atheists, believe that human life has inherent value? (this means human life has value, in and of itself, unconditionally)
Definition of inherent (as per webster):
a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute
If so, why do you believe this and how did you come to that conclusion?
(PS - No agenda here, just honestly curious about what you think and why you think it. If you do not want to hear my opinions, don't ask. I promise not to talk about them otherwise.)
Everything has value, but value isn't inherent to anything. Value depends on who does the valuing and what sorts of things they value. Catholic doctrine has humans being valuable in the sight of God, but that's still not an example of inherent value. Something of inherent value would be valuable even if no one wanted it, and that doesn't even make sense.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.