How much is a human worth?

[Troll_Whisperer]

IIIIITHE1IIIII said:

Troll_Whisperer said:
Obviously a human it's the most valuable thing because we humans are the only ones that can think in terms of 'value'. Things have the value that we as humans give them. These values would change if we as a society change our value model.

It is possible though to create life with greater morals and capabilities to save humans and themselves. Values can easily be taught as well, just like babies (probably) are born without them.

There is no 'greater morals' because morality is 100% subjective. I have a definition of what 'good' morals are and you have another. Now, these definitions are usually close because we live in a society that raises people in a certain way, and it is usually societies with certain set of morals the ones that become successful and survive (social selection).

Therefore many moral choices seem like a given, but the truth is they are still 100% subjective. We just shun  or jail those that don't follow the society's standards.

Now, if we were to create beings that we deem 'greater' than us or whatever, perhaps we would think of them as 'more valuable', but again that would be a value that we, as a people, set as standard. Society's mentality would've changed. As you said, values can be taught, or learnt, and those are the ones that set the value of something, nothing more concrete or objective.

 

I don't know if I'm making any sense. I know I'm being extremely relativist here but there really isn't a straight, objective answer to this.