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The Singer Solution To World Poverty By Peter Singer

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In the passage "The Burden of Skepticism", Carl explains how people have evolved in opening new ideas. New ideas are coming from the curiosity of questioning. Questioning comes from receiving information that seems too good to be true, individuals naturally must ask about the topic. This is what called Skepticism, the sense of doubt as to the truth of something. After reading the second passage “The Singer Solution To World Poverty” by Peter Singer, I have underwent the task of linking both passages together, including my first assumption of “linking” was comparable. After reading the second passage repeatedly, unable to a develop a comparison, however it was possible to find a way to relate them to one another. Focus from the Singer Solution

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