Value Is A Relative Concept: The Value

Numeracy: 1. The Art Of Putting Numbers To Things, That Is, Assigning Amounts To Variables In Order That Practical Decisions May Be Reach. 2. That Aspect Of Education (beyond Mere Literacy) Which Takes Account Of Quantitative Aspects Of Reality.

Throughout History, Human Exploitation Of The Earth Has Produced This Progression: Colonize-destroy-move On.

In The Specific Case Of Abortion, The Matter Is Particularly Easy In That No Woman Wants A Late Abortion. Once Abortion Was Made Legal, The Age Of The Aborted Fetus Went Down. The Slope Slipped In The Other Direction. If We Legalize Ru-486 And Other Similar New Drugs, The Age Will Fall To One Week Or Less And Start Approaching Zero. The Slippery Slope Will Slide In The Other Direction. The Only Reason We Have Late Abortions Is Because We Make Early Abortion Difficult.

Indeed, Our Particular Concept Of Private Property, Which Deters Us From Exhausting The Positive Resources Of The Earth, Favors Pollution.

Moreover, The Practical Recommendations Deduced From Ecological Principles Threaten The Vested Interests Of Commerce; It Is Hardly Surprising That The Financial And Political Power Created By These Investments Should Be Used Sometimes To Suppress Environmental Impact Studies.