This is "religious thinking"?

I left this comment at this blog:

Your words "When it comes to the value and dignity of even a single human life, there can be no calculations of utility, no negotiation of practicalities. Whatever the pros and cons, they cannot hold water against the infinite worth of a person and the sacred regard owed to it by us all" are not only insensible and illogical but in their sweeping dissonance and without any discussion, they go against the Halachic dictum: "“One does not ransom captives for more than their value because of Tikkun Olam (literally: “fixing the world”; for the good order of the world; as a precaution for the general good) and one does not help captives escape because of Tikkun Olam.” (Mishna, Gittin 4:6)[1]. One of the aims of this restriction is to avoid encouraging kidnappers, or those seeking financial gain by capturing Jews and demanding a Kofer (a ransom) in exchange, due to the knowledge of how sensitive Jews are to rescuing their prisoners at any price."

While there may be pros and cons in a theological/halachic argument, if you do not contemplate what is the worth of one future dead Jew due to the encouragement of terror, or at ther least, future kidnappings which Hamas has already announced it will pursue, does not serve well a religious-based outlook.

And to further justify your position in writing, "That hundreds of terrorists must be released to save a single person is a moral travesty and a mockery of justice, but it is also a profound moral success, a resounding victory for life, goodness, and our assuredness in the incalculable value of a human person" is unfathomable. If lives are to be lost - and the statistics assure us the many will die soon - what success is there? Would you, from a moral standpoint, suggest those future bereaved families demonstrate outisde Gilad's family home just as they were outside PM Netanyahu's home?

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