Peter Singer Article

In the article, Peter Singer talks about morality and how to judge right and wrong. He calculates that it costs about 200 dollars to an organization such as UNICEF to save a child's life. This begs the question if spending 200 dollars on material things is wrong morally when the money could go to a charity. He uses the example of a man sacrificing a child he does not know and did not see intimately to save his car to this. It is easy for us to say what the man did was wrong but could we be committing the same act of cruelty with every 200 dollars we spend. In all honesty it is almost the same thing. In both scenarios we, and the man, are giving up the life of a child for material things.

Looking at this begs another question. To give up 200 dollars when you can or when you should to save a child is great. But, when do you stop? Do you give until you have nothing left. In my opinion that is not what you should do. It is never bad to donate to these organizations but to donate all that you have is not neccesary. There will always be children to save and even if it sounds harsh you are entitled to the money you have and if you want to leave donationg everything to the saints of the world then you are well within your rights.