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Originally Posted by Dante Hicks
I was obviously unclear. : What do you mean by save a life?
e.g. I have cancer, I am about to die. Doctor tries an experimental treatment, I am kept alive for another ten seconds. Has he saved my life? Probably not. But if he gave me another year, or ten years then we're talking. Since everyone dies eventually, I'd like to know how much the £1 would achieve - it might be a nanosecond after all.
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I would assume that saving their life would mean that they'd have a worthwhile existence following it.
A second question, however, would be how long must they live afterwards for that £1 to be worth it?