RE: What is 'objective' value?
January 11, 2016 at 5:53 pm
(This post was last modified: January 11, 2016 at 5:55 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(January 11, 2016 at 5:47 pm)mh.brewer Wrote:(January 11, 2016 at 5:34 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I am not God and don't hold all the answers. Definitely human, animal, and plant life. As far as things like fungus and bacteria go, I really don't know. My guess is probably to some degree, but I wouldn't be surprised if there was some sort of hierarchy. Perhaps all life has inherent value but some have more than others.
OK, I'm good with that. But doesn't that remove objective and insert subjective?
You should probably include fungus (maybe a bit of a stretch) and bacteria. They are involved in allowing human life.
I don't see how that removes objectivity. I believe there is an objective truth regarding the existence or non existence of inherent value in other forms of life. I just don't know what that is.
And yeah, you are correct about fungi/bacteria being involved in human life. The fact that we are all part of this world and each have a role in the circle of life definitely makes a case for those things.
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