Solving World Poverty ?

In response to Peter Singer there seems as though there are two arguments. Which is based around but not limited down to the two factors of the ¨ Solution to World Poverty¨ in illustrated forms. The first is of a women who is given the opportunity to pocket one thousand dollars and all she has to do is persuade a homeless nine year old boy to an address she has been given. She does just and in return she delivers the boy gets the money and buys a television and settles down. In the end she decided to redeems herself by being prepared to bear considerable risk to save the boy. Then you have the second illustration of a man named Bob whom owned a Bugatti which he had not been able to insure but was his pride and joy. He knew that with the rising value market that he would always be able to sell it and live comfortably after retirement. One day after he was out for a drive he parks his car near the end of a rail road siding and goes for a walk up the track. Soon after he sees a train coming ahead and boy at a far that is in danger way. Now he could have thrown a switch that could have diverted the train but that means that his car would be destroyed. In the end he decided to save his car and the young boy lost his life.

Reflecting on this you have to take into consideration one of many questions arise as to what do we do when we witness another person suffering? I can not say that it is as simple as one reasoning verses another. When you think deeper into the situation the real question that would arise would be as to why do people decided to do the things that they do and the reasoning and process. For example when you take the man and the little boy, The situation could be looked upon one way most likely. Which would either be that he is completely selfish and only value material things over life. What he should have done was thrown the switch and saved that little boys life. Some point we have to come to the realization that people do what is in the best interest of themselves even if it means the taking of someone else life verse the woman whom decided to face whatever consequences might come with her recusing that little boy. 

I would say the over arching point is that as humans it is natural for us to judge others based on their decisions because though it might be a reflection of who they are it does not define who they are as a human being. I do not think the real question is how can we solve world poverty but when will be more open into helping those see a different way of thinking to possibility solve world poverty.