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Atheists & Agnostics

Lordquinton

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2. Done some research on it

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Thu Mar 21, 2019, 01:44 PM

Mar 2019

It's a way for rich people to feel better about the destructive jobs they do. They look at the US as being rich and not needing help, so they take jobs that make a lot of money, like investment banking, and then send teh money to places that they deem it will do the most good, generally poor places in africa.

It doesn't actually do anything to change the system of inequality, but it makes them feel better.

Plus Singer is into eugenics, so take that into account.

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Effective Altruism [View all] NeoGreen Mar 2019 OP

I'm a fan of safeinOhio Mar 2019 #1

Done some research on it Lordquinton Mar 2019 #2

Thanks... NeoGreen Mar 2019 #3

That's a good comparisson Lordquinton Mar 2019 #4

I have trouble with the word "value"... NeoGreen Mar 2019 #5

His whole view is based on only humans having value Lordquinton Mar 2019 #6

Yeah... NeoGreen Mar 2019 #7

When libertarians try to do good Lordquinton Mar 2019 #8

The shadow of altruism Freelancer Apr 2019 #9