tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281584218865838665.post3467783325689353716..comments2022-01-08T15:40:08.293-06:00Comments on The Legend of Agaponzie: Infinite Value and FreedomAgaponziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12516552672758959667noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281584218865838665.post-77737514561691810582012-01-31T11:20:18.273-06:002012-01-31T11:20:18.273-06:00You are right that this happens, but I would argue...You are right that this happens, but I would argue that it is not the money value for which they give their life, but a higher ideological cause, namely to give their family a chance for success. People are also willing to go on kamakazie, or suicide missions in the name of bravery and honor. People also kill themselves because they feel they cannot live life to reflect its true value. But in all of these examples, including your own, there is not a scenario in which someone would directly give their life for any amount of money directly. Nobody would accept $1 billion of non-transferable money to be killed because their life has infinite value. They may see ideological causes as a worthy trade, but the decision isn't putting value on their life so much as an effort to do the greatest good.Agaponziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12516552672758959667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281584218865838665.post-64477948660058266052012-01-30T12:21:20.840-06:002012-01-30T12:21:20.840-06:00This doesn't answer your question, but is in r...This doesn't answer your question, but is in response to when you said " Is there any amount of money for which you would give your life? The answer is no."<br />That's true in our country, but I bet there are people who live impoverished lives that would answer "yes" to this question in order to make a better life for their family. I don't know any of them, but I'm sure they're out there. They would be good people to ask what the value of a life is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com