I believe that the value of life is deteriorating every day because of the misconception of Jihad. Jihad wasn't supposed to be an excuse for war or for killing. I don't remember what the original intentions were, but I know that they far differed from what they are referred to as today. Most of the time suicide bombers do it so their families get paid. They're offered eternal bliss, their family gets made, everything is okay. But I really don't see how someone could argue that Jihad is an acceptable means of war. War is defined as two powers with equal strength strategizing their way to victory. Suicide bombers pick on innocent civilians. Those that commit to this modern day "Jihad" are cowards, or have run into a dead end in their lives and can't support their families.