It's not about the numbers. The core argument is: - they suffer - we are good people who care about reducing suffering - so we spend our resources to reduce

It's not about the numbers. The core argument is: - they suffer - we are good people who care about reducing suffering - so we spend our resources to reduce their suffering And some (most!) people balk at one of those steps But seriously, pain is the abstraction already. It's damage to the body represented as a feeling.