Singer's main conclusion in this paper is:
A) We have an obligation to prevent bad things from happening by sacrificing other things of comparable moral significance.
B) We have an obligation to prevent bad things from happening if it is in our power to do so and it does not require us to sacrifice anything of comparable moral importance.
C) We have an obligation to sacrifice our own interests to prevent bad things from happening to others.
D) We have an obligation to help those closest to us rather than those far away because the needs of people near us psychologically impact us more.

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Peter Singer argues that if we can prevent something bad from happening without sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought to do so. This principle underlies his famous example of saving a drowning child, suggesting that distance and proximity do not diminish our moral obligation to help others when we can do so with minimal sacrifice on our part.

Singer's Main Conclusion in This Paper Is