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Sunday, August 03, 2003
WHAT'S A HUMAN LIFE WORTH?
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Would you want to get a slightly nicer stereo, if it meant that someone you never met on the other side of the world would have to die?
But my pal Manny F. points out that that's exactly what you are doing when you get a slightly nicer stereo, instead of giving the money to charity.
This came up, because I said I was fixing to get an HDTV converter for my HDTV ready television. So, I told him that, if I got one, then whatever I pay for it, I'll pay that same amount to whatever charity he names for providing food or medical care to starving people in a third-world nation. He seemed stunned and a little upset that his comment had had that effect on me, and felt guilty about depriving me of that money. I think it may have been especially troubling for him because he spends about $20,000 a year on camera equipment for his photography hobby. This conversation took place last night at Manny's birthday party. For his birthday, I got him a bunch of nice frames for some of his photographs.
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