In Judaism, life is valued above almost all else. The Talmud notes that all people are descended from a single person, taking a life is like destroying an entire world, saving a single life is like saving an entire world. In Islam, He who kills a soul unless it be (in legal punishment) for murder or for causing disorder and corruption on the earth will be as if he had killed all humankind; and he who saves a life will be as if he had saved the lives of all humankind.” Can't we all get along!