Comments by "Crotchet" (@quaver1239) on "Famine, Affluence, and Morality | Peter Singer | Talks at Google" video.

In the 1980s I knew Peter singer when he worked in Melbourne. I thought him crazy. His notions about killing disabled newborns were beyond any pale. His views about almost everything changed with the years, almost as rapidly as the years themselves changed. One idea that seems to have remained with him is that it’s fine to kill humans who are no longer “useful.” Using, I imagine, his own definition of “useful.” On the other hand, I found him a delightful person with whom to just casually talk. But far from delightful in any other respect. He is 4 years younger than I am, and he seems to have reached a time when he should simply keep quiet and not insist on talking at every available opportunity as though all around him are of minimal intellect and need explanations for every word he utters. Go home, Peter Singer, and be quiet.
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