Do people still have value to you?

I'm not sure I understand what you're asking?

If you mean should all peple be given respect for being human, then yes. Does it mean that I whant to hang out with them, then, no.

When you use the word 'instrimentally', what do you mean?

It’s a philosophical approach which evaluates theories based on their usefulness and practicality. It’s not something most people would come across unless they had studied philosophy at uni.

Thanks, ArchaeC, I still don't understand the question or it's context and I'd count myself as fairly well educated, so I'd imagine a lot more people are struggling too?

What Debbie said.

What is the purpose of asking such a question? 

What is the hoped for outcome? I ask that because although peole ask these questions and often say theres no right or wrong answer, there usually is. Its the one the questioner agrees with, often trying to make themselves look better at the expense of others. 

I don't know what you mean by "no point" there.

I'm assuming the way you re-phrased my original question somehow preserves the moral-social value distinction I introduced in my post, but in some way that is believed by you to be easier for most people to understand.

Just to be clear: I suspect I was mostly either just curious, or trying to generate conversation "indirectly", or indirectly attempting to survey whether people here would relate to what I said.

TheCatWoman said:

What is the purpose of asking such a question?

I suspect I was mostly either just curious, or trying to generate conversation "indirectly", or indirectly attempting to survey whether people here would relate to what I said.

I struggled to understand it too. There is no point in using philosophical terminology for the sake of it as it is asking something simple:

Do people have intrinsic value or are they valuable to you only in the useful and/or practical sense?

I struggled to understand it too. There is no point in using philosophical terminology for the sake of it as it is asking something simple:

Do people have intrinsic value or are they valuable to you only in the useful and/or practical sense?

I don't know what you mean by "no point" there.

I'm assuming the way you re-phrased my original question somehow preserves the moral-social value distinction I introduced in my post, but in some way that is believed by you to be easier for most people to understand.

Just to be clear: I suspect I was mostly either just curious, or trying to generate conversation "indirectly", or indirectly attempting to survey whether people here would relate to what I said.