What Does Singer Think About the View That Overpopulation Will

question 24

Multiple Choice

What does Singer think about the view that overpopulation will lead to mass starvation in the future?

• A) There is no good evidence to support it.
• B) It mitigates our obligation to do what we can to prevent famine now.
• C) If we accept it, our duty to prevent famine should lead us to support organizations working for population control.
• D) Because it is too difficult to predict, the future is not relevant to our moral considerations in the present.

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