OneOfMany –
There is what to debate about ????? ????? and ????? ?????, the question if Hashem actually cares about the particulars of a species or only about the generalities. The current trend of Jewish belief seems to be that with Jews Hashem is concerned with every individual, so we can say “each person has a specific value and purpose.” With a non-Jew, perhaps if it is a good person this is also true, but if not, we can sit here and argue for a long time as to whether or not his/her personal existence is meaningful.
Dr. Seuss –
It is semantics. Because as I tried to note, there isn’t really a difference.