Your question seems to betray you - "How much" indeed... You seem to expect that a human life should be valued on the same scale as material goods - in dollars.

Your question seems to betray you - "How much" indeed... You seem to expect that a human life should be valued on the same scale as material goods - in dollars. What changes would someone have to make in themselves in order to discover the real value of life? If they were to make those changes, would they be better off?