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Dave's Moral Change on Masturbation
- Dave was morally persuaded when he realized masturbation was not wrong, overcoming religious guilt.
- This shows personal moral change can occur through reevaluation of internal beliefs rather than external argument.
Stages of Moral Reasoning Resistance
- People find reasons to reject or justify moral arguments they dislike, showing complex motivated moral reasoning.
- Teaching Singer's argument reveals typical stages of denial, moral objection, and reluctant acceptance without behavior change.
Power of the Identifiable Victim
- Showing images of one identifiable victim increases people's empathy and willingness to help compared to showing groups.
- This 'identifiable victim effect' makes moral appeals more emotionally effective.