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That doesn't follow. From our recognition of the finite value of "very valuable things" like our lives and friendships, it does not follow that we consciously put a specific price on things. Rather, it's a recognition that, for any kind of rational (not-self-defeating) behavior, our actions must be as if they didn't put an infinite value (or price) on anything.
And I hate to say it, but this article is really just telling the LW crowd things it already knows, and, more importantly, already appreciates beyond merely "knowing it in the abstract".
No need to worry to hate to say it - I want your truthful opinion. I've used your feedback to trim the article back appropriately.
Okay, but my other complaint was going to be that your article is mostly a quote from someone else, and now you've made it even more so!
There's a set of useful links for anyone wanting to investigate the issue; it took a while to find the useful ones. In addition, some people (morendil, NancyLebovitz, bill) have made some useful contributions to this topic in the comments. If you and others still don't think this page is useful, I'll delete the article.
Because of the discussion, and the concise summary and collection of highly applicable links, I recommend against deleting.