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Because he's a person. Because she has problems. Because he has a family. Because that's my friend and uncle and neighbor. What on Earth do you mean "why do we
by angleofrepose 8y ago
Because he's a person. Because she has problems. Because he has a family. Because that's my friend and uncle and neighbor. What on Earth do you mean "why do we have to care about them?" Because they're real.
I get where you're coming from about the exasperatingly impossible web of moral obligations, but you can't give up.
- aarpmcgee 8y agoThis, a million times.
- Chris_Chambers 8y agowhy should anyone care about someone they don’t have a personal connection with?
- golergka 8y ago> Because he's a person. Because she has problems. Because he has a family. That's just appeal to empathy - any human has it, until he's a sociopath, but like any other basic instinct, it's human nature to reign over it and not let it run your life. > Because he has a family. Because that's my friend and uncle and neighbor. Most likely he's not - there are very few people who I (or you) would actually call family and care about in the way you care about family. This Joe is most likely just an anonymous person that you don't know or care about. > I get where you're coming from about the exasperatingly impossible web of moral obligations, but you can't give up. I can't give up something that I didn't put on myself first.