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No in\u00edcio de 2024, \u00e9 dif\u00edcil n\u00e3o ser consumido por um sentimento de apreens\u00e3o face ao estado do mundo. Todos os dias s\u00e3o apresentadas estat\u00edsticas sobre as mortes de seres humanos em resultado de v\u00e1rias calamidades que podem afetar o mundo. Num determinado dia, cerca de 150.000 pessoas morrem devido a v\u00e1rios fatores, incluindo cat\u00e1strofes naturais, acidentes, doen\u00e7as e viol\u00eancia. Acab\u00e1mos por aceitar os conceitos de morte que ocorrem naturalmente, exceto a no\u00e7\u00e3o de viol\u00eancia, que inclui as guerras.<\/strong><\/p>\n A brutalidade entre humanos, que leva ao derramamento de sangue e \u00e0 morte, tem sido uma normalidade desde o in\u00edcio da conce\u00e7\u00e3o humana, por isso, porque \u00e9 que nos havemos de dar ao trabalho de atribuir um valor \u00e0 vida humana, quando tantos n\u00e3o o fazem?<\/p>\n Muitos dir-lhe-\u00e3o que a morte \u00e9 um m\u00e9todo natural de renova\u00e7\u00e3o do mundo, como \u00e9 o caso da gripe que mata 400.000 pessoas por ano. No Canad\u00e1 h\u00e1 845 mortes por dia e em Portugal 311, e estes s\u00e3o pa\u00edses que n\u00e3o est\u00e3o envolvidos em conflitos b\u00e9licos.<\/p>\n O valor da vida humana \u00e9 uma quest\u00e3o complexa, que pode ser debatida pelos pensadores mais intelectualmente avan\u00e7ados do mundo, sem que haja respostas concordantes. De um ponto de vista moral e \u00e9tico, muitas pessoas argumentar\u00e3o que as vidas humanas devem ser tratadas com o m\u00e1ximo valor, respeito e dignidade. Este ponto de vista resulta das nossas convic\u00e7\u00f5es humanistas de que cada pessoa no mundo tem um valor subjacente, baseado no direito de viver legal, econ\u00f3mica e socialmente. Estes direitos, que est\u00e3o consagrados nas legisla\u00e7\u00f5es da maioria das democracias mundiais, deveriam proporcionar um n\u00edvel de prote\u00e7\u00e3o individual, mas temos de reconhecer que a atribui\u00e7\u00e3o de qualquer valor que n\u00e3o seja moral pode ser controversa e eticamente inaceit\u00e1vel. O valor de uma vida humana \u00e9 profundamente pessoal e \u00e9 influenciado por considera\u00e7\u00f5es culturais, religiosas, \u00e9ticas e filos\u00f3ficas.<\/p>\n As guerras e a sua barb\u00e1rie continuam a ser um matadouro de seres humanos por muitas raz\u00f5es que ultrapassam o \u00e2mbito deste editorial, mas a guerra e a morte andam juntas e s\u00e3o perpetradas pelas cren\u00e7as de alguns que consideram que, para manter a lei e a ordem no mundo, sacrificar seres humanos \u00e9 um modo de vida. Os custos podem ser calculados para tudo no mundo, incluindo guerras, cat\u00e1strofes e outros fracassos sistem\u00e1ticos frequentemente baseados na religi\u00e3o e na cultura, mas os custos n\u00e3o podem ser atribu\u00eddos a uma alma, que foi desvalorizada por uma bala de dois d\u00f3lares.<\/p>\n No dia 7 de outubro de 2023, 1200 israelitas, incluindo centenas de mulheres e crian\u00e7as, foram assassinados pelo Hamas. As medidas de retalia\u00e7\u00e3o resultaram na morte de 25.000 palestinianos em Gaza. Na Ucr\u00e2nia, o n\u00famero estimado de civis e soldados mortos \u00e9 de 500.000. Todos os dias, os governos continuam a enviar navios armados por ar, mar e terra para matar mais soldados e civis inocentes que n\u00e3o pediram uma guerra e n\u00e3o pediram a morte. Todos os dias, uma m\u00e3e, um pai, um irm\u00e3o ou uma irm\u00e3 recebem uma chamada \u00e0 porta para comunicar a perda dos seus entes queridos em resultado da viol\u00eancia perpetrada pelas guerras. O horror de uma perda n\u00e3o pode ser medido empiricamente e, por isso, cabe \u00e0queles que receberam a not\u00edcia derramar as l\u00e1grimas que confortam as suas almas.<\/p>\n Aqueles que tomam as decis\u00f5es de matar s\u00e3o pessoas como voc\u00ea e eu e pergunto-me se receberam uma dispensa especial de Deus para que a sua moralidade n\u00e3o seja comprometida pelo planeamento e implementa\u00e7\u00e3o de m\u00e1quinas de guerra para matar. As decis\u00f5es de guerra n\u00e3o devem ser subjetivas e conduzidas puramente por causas ego\u00edstas, como acontece na maioria dos casos, e os \u00fateros que d\u00e3o origem a uma vida devem ser respeitados. Os seres humanos n\u00e3o s\u00e3o armas ou bombas, mas s\u00e3o transportadores treinados para matar e, \u00e0 medida que o sangue escorre dos seus corpos, pergunto-me se sentiram que o sacrif\u00edcio valeu a pena. Os cobardes dos pa\u00edses que n\u00e3o conseguem avaliar o custo da vida de seres humanos utilizados para proteger a sua falta de coragem nunca se colocar\u00e3o em risco na linha da frente.<\/p>\n O Tribunal Internacional de Justi\u00e7a, em Haia, est\u00e1 a realizar audi\u00eancias p\u00fablicas sobre uma queixa apresentada pela \u00c1frica do Sul, que alega a\u00e7\u00f5es genocidas de Israel contra os palestinianos em Gaza. Os factos est\u00e3o a ser averiguados, mas, independentemente da decis\u00e3o, o mundo e o tribunal devem encarar esta quest\u00e3o como um custo comparativo de vidas humanas, sem se deixarem confundir pelo n\u00famero de vidas perdidas. Pensem que uma vida morta \u00e9 uma vida a mais.<\/p>\n Se morrer amanh\u00e3, quanto valer\u00e1 a sua vida? A morte chega para todos n\u00f3s e s\u00f3 podemos esperar aliviar o sofrimento de quem est\u00e1 a morrer e o dos nossos entes queridos, com a maior honestidade que conseguirmos, ao saud\u00e1-la.<\/p>\n\n\t\t As 2024 begins, it\u2019s hard not to be consumed with a feeling of apprehension given the state of the world. Everyday provides statistics detailing human deaths as a result of various calamities which can affect the world. In a given day about 150,000 people die as a result of various factors, including natural disasters, accidents, illnesses and violence. We have come to accept the concepts of death which occur naturally, except the notion of violence which includes wars. Brutality of human to human leading to bloodshed and death has been a normality since the beginning of human conception so why should we bother placing a value on human life when so many don\u2019t? Many will tell you that death is a natural method of world renewal such as Influenza which kills 400,000 people a year. In Canada there are 845 deaths per day and Portugal 311, and these are countries not involved in war conflicts.<\/p>\n The value of human life is a complex question which can be debated by the most intellectually advanced thinkers in the world and agreeable answers will not be forthcoming. From a moral and ethical perspective, many people will argue that human lives should be treated with the utmost value, respect and dignity. This view is arrived at as a result of our humanistic beliefs that each person in the world has an underlying worth, based on the right to live legally, economically and socially. These rights which are entrenched in the legislations of most world democracies should provide a level of protection as individuals, but we have to recognize that assigning any value other than moral can be controversial and ethically unacceptable. The value of a human life is deeply personal and is influenced by cultural, religious, ethical and philosophical considerations. Wars and their barbarism continue to be an abattoir of humans for many reasons which are beyond the scope of this editorial but war and death go together and are perpetrated by the beliefs of some who consider that in order to keep law and order in the world, sacrificing humans is a way of life. Costs can be calculated for everything in the world, including wars, catastrophes and other systematic failures often based on religion and culture, but costs can\u2019t be assigned to a soul, which was devalued by a two dollar bullet. On October 7th, 2023, 1200 Israelis which included hundreds of women and children were murdered by Hamas. Retaliatory measures have resulted in the deaths of 25,000 Palestinians in Gaza. In Ukraine, the estimated death toll of civilians and soldiers is 500,000. Each day governments continue to send weaponized vessels by air, sea and ground to kill more soldiers and innocent civilians who did not ask for a war and did not request death. Each day a mother, father, brother or sister will get a knock on the door about the loss of their loved ones as a result of violence perpetrated by wars. The horror of a loss cannot be measured empirically and thus it\u2019s up to those who received the news to shed the tears that comfort their souls. Those making the decisions to kill are people like you and I and I wonder if they got special dispensation from God that their morality won\u2019t be compromised by planning and implementing war machines to kill. War decisions should not be subjective and conducted purely for egotistical causes as most are and the wombs that give birth to a life need to be respected. Humans are not guns or bombs, but are carriers trained to kill and as the blood flows out of their bodies, I wonder if they felt if the sacrifice was worth their life. The cowards of the countries who cannot place a cost on the lives of human beings used to shield their gutlessness, will never place themselves at risk on the frontlines. The International Court of Justice in The Hague is conducting public hearings from a complaint by South Africa claiming genocidal actions by Israel against Palestinians in Gaza. The facts are under deliberation but regardless of the decision, the world and the court should view this as a comparative cost of human lives without allowing confusion by the numbers of lives lost. Think of one dead life as one too many.<\/p>\n If you die tomorrow what should your life be worth? Death comes for all of us, and we can only hope to ameliorate the suffering of dying and that of our loved ones as honestly as we can in greeting it.<\/p>\n
\n\t\nWhat is your life worth?<\/h3>\n