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Chapter 02: Is it Wrong Not to Help? Read by Paul Simon.

The Life You Can Save by Peter Singer (Audiobook)

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The Importance of Giving to Aid People in Extreme Poverty

The argument that we should donate to aid people in extreme poverty when by doing so we can prevent suffering and death without giving up anything nearly as important isn't all that controversial. Yet, if we were to take it seriously, our lives would be changed dramatically. For while the cost of saving one child's life by a contribution to an effective nonprofit organization may not be great, after you have given that some there remain more children in need of saving,. each one of whom can be saved at a relatively small additional cost.

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