(November 14, 2012 at 9:33 pm)The_Germans_are_coming Wrote: If when talking about people who exclude themselces from civilisation you mean the redneck fool who chooses to live in the forest or the tinfoil homeless guy - you are nitpicking.
Not at all.
Your claim makes the value of human life dependent on civilization. So if civilization is not maintained, then people are justified in devaluing human life.
Your position fails to accomplish its intended goal: to preserve the value of human life.
Do you have any other appeal to make to rescue your position?