They aren't necessarily more important, depending on the case. The reason why it's more heart-wrenching when something happens to a child is because young children are typically innocent, and helpless.
You can't tell me a typical 50 year old is as pure and vulnerable as a typical 5 year old. It's the thought that an adult has made more mistakes in his/her life than a child - therefore, the child is seen as more undeserving of whatever happens to them, that of which they are more likely to be defenseless against.
Children have their entire life ahead of them. For the example of death, a tragedy happening to an adult is obviously terrible, but a tragedy happening to a child is like they weren't even given a chance in the first place.
IIN that I don't think kids are more important than adults?
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They aren't necessarily more important, depending on the case. The reason why it's more heart-wrenching when something happens to a child is because young children are typically innocent, and helpless.
You can't tell me a typical 50 year old is as pure and vulnerable as a typical 5 year old. It's the thought that an adult has made more mistakes in his/her life than a child - therefore, the child is seen as more undeserving of whatever happens to them, that of which they are more likely to be defenseless against.
Children have their entire life ahead of them. For the example of death, a tragedy happening to an adult is obviously terrible, but a tragedy happening to a child is like they weren't even given a chance in the first place.