According to Singer, "Should I consider that I am less obliged to pull the drowning child out of the pond if on looking around I see other people, no further away than I am, who have also noticed the child but are doing nothing? One has only to ask this question to see the absurdity of the view that ..."
A) relativism is correct.
B) morals are universal.
C) most decisions are irrational.
D) numbers lessen obligation.

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Singer's argument is centered on the idea that the presence of other people who are also capable of helping but choose not to does not diminish an individual's moral obligation to assist someone in need, such as a drowning child. This illustrates the absurdity of thinking that the more people there are who could help, the less responsibility any one person has.

According to Singer, "Should I Consider That I Am Less