Imagine Two People Who Donate Money to Local Charities Out

question 194

Multiple Choice

Imagine two people who donate money to local charities out of a desire to benefit people in their community. One person's money is used well to help a local family. The other person's money is stolen from the charity's bank account by hackers. Which of the following would Collins be most likely to say about the moral value of these acts of donating to charity?

• A) Neither act has any value because neither person has an actual relationship with the people being helped.
• B) The person whose money was well spent performed the more morally valuable action because it had better effects.
• C) The person whose money was well spent performed the more morally valuable action because the other person should have been more careful about where he or she donated money.
• D) Both acts are equally valuable because both people did the same thing for the same reason.

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