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Chapter 03: Common Objections to Giving. Read by Marc Evan Jackson.

The Life You Can Save by Peter Singer (Audiobook)

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The Importance of Giving to the Poor

Giving what we don't need to the poor would make the world a better, more equal place. But it is like a little kid buying a pack of candy, keeping one piece, and giving the rest away. In not making these donations, I am implicitly valuing the affluence of my own life over the basic sustenance of many others. And well, I guess I do. Am I immoral for doing so? Maybe.

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