01-23-2002, 04:20 AM
a people's collective mindset is a product of their times and their environment. we are all very enlightened<br>
and such, but the fact is that despite kind wishes to the contrary, human life is not always as valued as our civilized minds tell us it should be. in many places in the world today, one can find examples of how the relative value of a human life is very small. in the case of crimes committed, people can lose their lives for a small amount of money. if I'm killed by a criminal for the three dollars in my wallet, to him my life is obviosly worht three dollars, right? it's us ' enlightened, cerebral' types that value it more than this. Now is not two<br>
thousand years ago, and none of us is actually shaped by the then current morality of the roman empire. historians must judge things like this from the Roman perspective, not ours. <p></p><i></i>
and such, but the fact is that despite kind wishes to the contrary, human life is not always as valued as our civilized minds tell us it should be. in many places in the world today, one can find examples of how the relative value of a human life is very small. in the case of crimes committed, people can lose their lives for a small amount of money. if I'm killed by a criminal for the three dollars in my wallet, to him my life is obviosly worht three dollars, right? it's us ' enlightened, cerebral' types that value it more than this. Now is not two<br>
thousand years ago, and none of us is actually shaped by the then current morality of the roman empire. historians must judge things like this from the Roman perspective, not ours. <p></p><i></i>
