> The question of "this is important" is tricky This question is not tricky. It is weighty and scary. If it was tricky, there would be a puzzle you could solve

> The question of "this is important" is tricky This question is not tricky. It is weighty and scary. If it was tricky, there would be a puzzle you could solve to answer it. Instead as you say it must first involve listening because people have the freedom to choose what is important to them. Otherwise, you might assume that people place a highest value on sustaining human life. This can fail if you go to New Hampshire and encounter a person who value liberty more highly than life.