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• A comment on Conversation: There are always principles that we live by.This belief separates the right from wrong. What is your life's principle? In 50 Words or less

  Apr 12 2012: Treat others the way you would like to be treated. Wherever you go, whatever you do, whenever you do it, try to be in peace with yourself, it will help you be in peace with the rest of the world. Seize every moment as if it were the last. Enjoy.

• A comment on Conversation: Truth?

  Apr 10 2012: This is a very deep topic. I highly recommend you these two books: Truth and Actuality, J. Krishnamurty and David Bohm and A Discourse on Method, Rene Descartes.
  I really think these two could be wayyyy helpful.

• A comment on Conversation: People are valuable. But are certain people more valuable than others? If yes; can we measure this?

  Apr 10 2012: Well, this is a very intricate question with a very broad variety of aspects to take into consideration. In my personal opinion, you can measure the value of an individual based in the impact of his actions in society. In fact, we do this all the time, people with great impact (at any level -politicians, artists, entrepreneurs, religious), are admired, protected and followed in our society. This meaning that rest of us consciously or unconsciously price them over rest of common people, and this is because of the amount of people their actions can reach. So, the value of a person (speaking not only in the material sense, but also spiritually) can be measured; if in any given circumstance, society should decide who to protect or who to keep alive between someone who's actions impact many people or someone who's actions impact a small amount, the first one would be the only viable choice due to collectivism. The good thing is that we all have the potential to become valuable and therefore a viable choice to society.