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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by dodge -
You're right, but it gets tricky with many things requiring continuous help or concurrent singular events requiring a decision (eg fires in Vic v floods in Qld) as to which one person's limited funds can go to - am I better off giving $100 to one or $50 to two?
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by PaulP -
Quote from: dodge – on
Thanks Paul - a good read.  I could only really find pdfs, so can't link - just do a search.

Essentially,  "if it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought, morally, to do it."  He uses the 1970s Bengal Famine as an example.

A couple of links, one from the University Of Maryland, and one from the University Of Colorado.

https://terpconnect.umd.edu/~dcrocker/Courses/Docs/Singer-Famine%20Affluence%20Morality.pdf

https://rintintin.colorado.edu/~vancecd/phil308/Singer2.pdf

It's pretty hard to find anything wrong with his argument IMO.


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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by dodge -
Thanks Paul - a good read.  I could only really find pdfs, so can't link - just do a search.

Essentially,  "if it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought, morally, to do it."  He uses the 1970s Bengal Famine as an example.

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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by PaulP -
Regarding the discussion in the Formula 1 thread on charity, donating etc, Peter Singer in 1972 wrote a paper entitled "Famine, Affluence and Morality." It is by now both famous and very influential, and is considered a landmark in the field of Applied Ethics. Easy to read, and difficult to refute.
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The Sports Desk / Re: Formula 1
Last post by dodge -
Maybe try reading Peter Winneke's book - Give while you live. You can take or leave the ego of what do I want my legacy to be...

'I can't give - I don't have enough' will mean that it is less likely that you will meaningfully. (not a personal comment)

A few contemplations for planned donation giving - some of these change depending on fonation size:
- how much each year will I give (% of income, $amount)
- how many charity's will I donate to
- over what time period (eg 1 year, 10 years)
- is it a cause/field I'm interested in
- what do I know about the charity
- how is the donation being used
- what accountability will the charity give me eg reports
- is the charity's basic governance up to date
- can the charity cope with the donation

And yes, Hamilton's team will have gone through all that & more...



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The Sports Desk / Re: Formula 1
Last post by Thryleon -
Quote from: dodge – on
Thry - I understand tax deductible donations.  Your original premise was about:
 - the motivation behind donations and your cynical take
 - and then how easy it is to give away money when you're wealthy

That is what I have responded to.




yes and I am not wrong to think so, correct?  I self confessed being a cynic.

And it is easier to he a philanthropist when you have plenty to give away.