Chapter 05: Creating a Culture of Giving. Read by Stephen Fry.
The Life You Can Save by Peter Singer (Audiobook)
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Motives for Giving
- It's more important that money goes to a good cause than it be given with pure motives.
- Even sounding a trumpet when giving can encourage others to give, which is beneficial.
- Jesus wasn't the only advocate of anonymous donations.
- Maimonides valued anonymous giving to avoid the recipient feeling indebted or humiliated.
- Giving anonymously, where neither donor nor recipient knows each other, is the highest form of charity.
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