Q&A: Is It Moral?
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Is It Moral?
Question
Suppose a person has the option of saving either his own family or a thousand families. If he chooses his own family, is that moral?
Answer
That is our ordinary situation at every moment. With every dollar you spend on your family, or even on entertainment, you could save lives in Africa.
Discussion on Answer
It’s the same thing.
And why is that moral, the way we act?
See columns 51, 188, and 266. Especially 188.
That’s indirect, and nobody really thinks about it that way. I was talking about a situation where, for example, you have a button and you choose either your family or a thousand other families.