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Saving a Life Could Be a Yearly Moral Heroism

The deep satisfaction of running into a burning building to save a child—an experience that would rank among the top moments of anyone's life—is in fact available every single year through targeted, effective donations, yet our evolved moral instincts are blind to the scale of good a single person can now achieve.

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Speaker

Will MacAskill

Evidence Quote

we have that opportunity to be as much of a moral hero in fact much more of a moral hero every single year of our lives

Source

228 - Doing GoodMaking Sense with Sam Harris
Created: 6/14/2026, 2:36:45 AM

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