Imigration

[Thorne]

I just remind myself that any person I speak to is part of someone's family, and so therefore, equally as important as mine.

All well and good, but if you had to choose between helping your sister and helping a stranger (which means that you cannot help both) which would you help?

I have no logical argument for this. It just makes me plain sad. You have a right to feel differently than me. But if I suddenly found myself with enough food for the whole world and some way to distribute it, I would.

As would I! I'm not saying I'm cruel, or intolerant, or even against helping. I'm only saying that there are priorities. If I had the means to feed the world, believe me, I'd jump at the chance. Not because I felt responsible, but because it would be the right thing to do!

How dare I think myself more important or better than anyone else, simply because I was randomly dealt a better hand of cards than they were?

I don't consider myself better than anyone else. LOL! Far from it!
But I am more important than those others, to my family and to myself. The only ones more important to me than myself would be my wife and my children, probably in that order. But my own well being ranks just below them. The rest of the world ranks in decreasing order below that.

Evolutionary-wise, does it make sense for the strong to protect the weak?

Yes, it does. Especially if the weak has abilities or talents which can benefit the group. Human males are generally physically stronger than females, so they protect them for the benefit of the tribe! The man who can make strong spears, even though he only has one good leg, benefits the tribe and must be protected.

Humans are different. We choose to bear the burden of the weak, because we believe in something better than that. We believe in civilization, in that even the weak have value, simply because they are one of us.

I've never claimed differently. But there are priorities. Would I run into a burning building to save a 90 year old man? Probably not. To save a child? I sure as hell hope so! (Until the moment happens no one can know, but I don't think I could live with myself if I did nothing.)

And we are all "one of us."

This is the fundamental difference between us, I think. I don't feel the same way. Perhaps its a flaw in my makeup, but I don't think of it as such.

which is why places like emergency rooms and food pantries aren't allowed to report illegal immigrants. Because getting them the food and medicine to carry on as living, healthy human beings is more important than the laws.

I would agree as to providing treatment and giving them food. But reporting them afterward is not preventing them from doing that.

Our own government knows this; which is why they are so hesitant to enforce inhumane acts, like deportation

Deportation is not inhumane, except in circumstances where the person would face imminent danger or death if returned.