Interview with Senor Bigglesworth

1. What was your initial reaction to Singers Solutions to World Poverty when he said that $200.00 will solve the problems?

“I think he doesn’t have the ground to be saying something like that. I also believe he’s assuming that everyone has that kind of money to be donating and that this solution/amount will actually work.”

2. Is sacrificing for others the ultimate good? Christ has sacrificed his own life. Should we too sacrifice ours so that others may live?

“Sacrificing for others is not necessarily always the ultimate good because it’s also important to consider yourself and not always or only think of others.”

3. If a homeless child in rags stood in front of you and asked for help most likely you would help them. So why is suffering that is personal harder to allow than suffering we see on TV or that we read about in the newspaper?

“Suffering that is personal is harder to allow than suffering that we see on TV or that we read about in the newspaper because you personal feel the quilt and you can help the child right then and there. Once you are approached by the child you are part of the situation meaning that you are obligated to help him. When it is on TV or in the newspaper we feel bad and want to help but don’t always get around to actually doing so.”

4. Should sacrifice always be treated like a math problem? Should a person sacrifice their own life only if more than one person will live because of this sacrifice? These are both things that Kravinsky had done and thought about.

“No, I don’t think math should be treated like a math problem because math is math and sacrifice is sacrifice. I mean sacrificing your own life for the sake of others is just dumb; I believe every person was put on this earth for a reason no matter what the reason is.”

5. How would you define being needy or a needy person?
"I think you’re needy when you’re in a position that if you don’t seek the help of others than you’ll lose your life.”