I could suggest that such feelings of moral outrage offer survival value, which is why we have them; in which case they offer no insight into "the value of the human." My point, which was about the inconsistency between an evolutionary point of view and ascribing worth to humans, remains unanswered.Thoughtfultheist
Apologies for missing that. The evolutionary point of view is ultimately the survival of the species. Blather about selfish genes and selfishness notwithstanding. For social animals like humans the welfare and worth of the group is paramount. A group that breaks up leaving the weak (unworthy) to predators soon has no one left to defend the group. In evolutionary terms extinction. In human terms "First they came for the unbelieving humans. No one spoke up. Then they came for idolatrous humans. No one spoke up. Then they came for believing humans. No one spoke up." What is the worth of humans?
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