(May 21, 2014 at 6:38 pm)Heywood Wrote: It doesn't matter why I value the baby more. I do. I could value the baby more because it looks like me.
Your garage is on fire. It contains 2 cars, a Bentley and a Kia. You can only save one car. You value the Bentley more so you drive it out.
Was the Kia not as much of a car as the Bentley? Negative....both by their very essence are cars. How much value you place on a thing doesn't determine its essence.
The analogy doesn't work for a couple reasons:
The difference between a Bentley and a Kia invokes eugenics. You should make the automobiles have the same make and model. The following is what then needs to happen to make your analogy appropriate for the discussion.
Your analogy only works if one car is fully operable and the other is simply the blueprints, assembley instructions, and only a portion of the raw materials required.
