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Singer argues there is no evidence that the increases in carbon dioxide produced by humans cause global warming, and that if temperatures do rise it will be good for humankind.
" Scheuering writes that Singer acknowledges the surface thermometers from weather stations show warming, but he argues that the satellites provide better data because their measurements cover pole to pole.
Singer argues that there is no reason not to apply this to other animals.
Universalisation leads directly to utilitarianism, Singer argues, on the strength of the thought that one's own interests cannot count for more than the interests of others.
Similar to his argument for abortion, Singer argues that newborns lack the essential characteristics of personhood —" rationality, autonomy, and self-consciousness "— and therefore " killing a newborn baby is never equivalent to killing a person, that is, a being who wants to go on living.
In a 2001 review of Midas Dekkers ' Dearest Pet: On Bestiality, Singer argues that sexual activities between humans and animals that result in harm to the animal should remain illegal, but that " sex with animals does not always involve cruelty " and that " mutually satisfying activities " of a sexual nature may sometimes occur between humans and animals, and that writer Otto Soyka would condone such activities.
Despite this, Singer argues that it has led to a difficult intellectual climate, with professors not able to teach courses in Germany on applied ethics and campaigns demanding the resignation of professors who invited Singer to speak.
As Singer argues in the same essay, regardless of the soundness of his fundamental defense of utilitarianism, his argument has value in that it exposes conflicts between many people's stated beliefs and their actions.
Another prominent position is that of philosopher Peter Singer, who argues that there are no grounds to include a being's species in considerations of whether their suffering is important in utilitarian moral considerations.
Singer applies the same logic to animals: for example, animals cannot comprehend a political candidate's platform then express a preference for one of the candidates ( just as men cannot bear children ), thus in democratic society, the only species that should have the right to vote is a species that has an ability to vote effectively ( and even then, the children of that species, who are similar to animals in their inability to comprehend the differences between political candidates, are not given the right to vote, just as animals aren't -- yet this is no reason to deprive children and animals of other types of rights such as the right not to be molested or wantonly killed, as Singer argues ); this is not the same as speciesism or ageism or ( as in the example regarding the right to give birth ) genderism, it is a mere concession to reality and the characteristics possessed by each species ( or gender, or adults versus children ).
: Where animals have an equal characteristic to humans — such as the ability to feel — one must provide for an equal consideration of interests, but in areas where a species does not have an equal characteristic to humans — such as lacking the ability to comprehend one political candidate's views versus another candidate and then the ability to express a favoritism toward one of the candidates — then Singer argues that we do not need to apply equal consideration of interests in that particular realm of one's life.
Instead, Singer argues, a consideration of interests should be equal to that of a human ( or a man or an adult ) only whenever the two groups share similar relevant characteristics.
" Bentham and Singer both argue, for example, that to deprive an animal of its whole life is a greater loss to that sentient individual compared to the benefit of satisfying another sentient individual's senses, in this case the sense of taste which is a mere desire or preference for a certain taste ( a temporary sensory experience ), given that one does not even live less years by becoming a vegetarian or vegan and thus one is only benefitting in terms of the temporary sensory pleasure ; applying this to humans versus other humans, Singer argues that to deprive a man of the right not to be tortured would, similarly, be a great loss to most men when we ask ourselves how much they lose by not having that right, whereas a man losing a right to give birth ( or right to have an abortion ) is not considered to be any loss at all because he cannot get pregnant in the first place, thus the right not to be tortured is obviously, Singer argues, a more important right for males than a nonsensical right for males to give birth ( or to elect to have abortions ).
Peter Singer in Democracy and Disobedience argues that compulsory voting could negate the obligation of a voter to support the outcome of the election, since voluntary participation in elections is deemed to be one of the sources of the obligation to obey the law in a democracy.
However, Singer argues that even the appearance of voluntary participation is sufficient to create an obligation to obey the law.
Singer argues that there is no reason not to apply this to other animals.
In Animal Liberation, Singer argues against what he calls speciesism: discrimination on the grounds that a being belongs to a certain species.

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Director Bryan Singer stated at the 2006 Comic-Con that he favored the three-persona concept, stating that there was Clark Kent on the farm, the bumbling Metropolis Clark, and Superman, the Last Son of Krypton.
Singer wrote: " My conclusion there is, and here I back Shklovsky, that if the satellite is indeed spiraling inward as deduced from astronomical observation, then there is little alternative to the hypothesis that it is hollow and therefore martian made.
Benjamin Zablocki and Alberto Amitrani interpreted the APA's response as meaning that there was no unanimous decision on the issue either way, suggesting also that Singer retained the respect of the psychological community after the incident.
While Singer acknowledges that there are problems with ensuring that money goes where it is most needed and that it is used effectively, he does not think that these practical difficulties undermine his original conclusion ( that people should make a much greater effort to reduce poverty ).
" Singer argued that, although there may be differences between animals and humans, they share the capacity to suffer, and we must give equal consideration to that suffering ; any position that allows similar cases to be treated in a dissimilar fashion fails to qualify as an acceptable moral theory.
On September 2, 1997, Singer said that " The possibility that global temperatures could rise because of an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is a concern that needs to be monitored ... But there has been no indication in the last century that we've seen anything other than natural climate fluctuations.
D ' Souza has debated several atheists and critics of Christianity at programs at various universities, including Peter Singer, Bart Ehrman, Christopher Hitchens, and David Silverman, on issues including whether there can be morality without God, how a benevolent God can allow suffering, the concept of religion in general, and whether Christianity is good for America, among others.
" In the 1990s there used to be 50 military personnel for every 1 contractor, now the ratio is 10 to 1 ( Singer ).
Singer Jason ' Jay ' Kay from Jamiroquai resides at Horsenden and has his own private studio there.
Singer allows that animal rights are not the same as human rights, writing in Animal Liberation that " there are obviously important differences between human and other animals, and these differences must give rise to some differences in the rights that each have.
In the 1920s, John Singer Sergeant kept rooms at the hotel and painted portraits there.
Singer Iva Davies from the band Icehouse, lived in Lindfield during the 1970s to early-1980s whilst he was part of the ABC Sinfonia ( orchestra ) and started the band there.
Unlike any previous Rootes design, there were no " badge-engineered " Humber or Singer versions in the UK market.
Singer had little or no understanding of the computer industry, and there was a clash of corporate culture with Friden employees.
The family then settled in England, first in London, and then Paignton, Devon ; there, Isaac Singer built Oldway Mansion, a 115-room palace modeled on the Petit Trianon at Versailles, which he named " The Wigwam.
The Reichsbahn railway workshops were established in 1875 and the world-famous Singer Sewing Machine Company set up there in 1903.
As of 1996, his house has become the Inn of the Turquoise Bear " Since becoming a Bed and Breakfast many celebrities and entertainers have stayed there including Bea Arthur, Rufus Wainwright, Amanda McBroom ( cabaret singer ), Mary Travers ( of Peter, Paul and Mary ), Andy Parker ( of UFO rock band ), Lauren Hutton, Albita ( Cuban Singer ), Chris Calloway ( singer and daughter of Cab Calloway ), Christopher Allport ( actor ), Barney Frank,
But when it was determined that there would be a schedule conflict involving Laurie's TV series House ( which was, incidentally, executive produced by Singer ), Laurie was forced to drop out and Frank Langella stepped in to play Perry White.
This differs from the view that there is no essential difference between the pain of non-human animals and that of human beings ( see Peter Singer ), and also differs from the view that the pain of animals is a morally relevant consideration, but is not morally decisive ( See Bonnie Steinbock ).

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* 1851 – Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine.
In his landmark work, The Singer of Tales, Albert Lord refers to the work of Francis P. Magoun and others, saying “ the documentation is complete, thorough, and accurate.
More recently, Peter Singer has argued that it is unreasonable that we do not give equal consideration to the interests of animals as to those of human beings when we choose the way we are to treat them.
During late 1927, Warners released The Jazz Singer, which was mostly silent but contained what is generally regarded as the first synchronized dialogue ( and singing ) in a feature film ; but this process was actually accomplished first by Charles Taze Russell in 1914 with the lengthy film The Photo-Drama of Creation.
Siegfried Fred Singer ( born September 27, 1924 ) is an Austrian-born American physicist and emeritus professor of environmental science at the University of Virginia.
Singer trained as an atmospheric physicist and is known for his work in space research, atmospheric pollution, rocket and satellite technology, his questioning of the link between UV-B and melanoma rates, and that between CFCs and stratospheric ozone loss
In 1960, Singer commented in an article in Astronautics on the hypothesis of Iosif Shklovsky ( later mentioned in a 1966 book by Carl Sagan and Shklovsky ) that the orbit of the Martian moon Phobos suggests that it is hollow, which implies it is of artificial origin.
According to David Biello and John Pavlus in Scientific American, Singer is best known for his denial of the health risks of passive smoking.
In 2006, the CBC's Fifth Estate named Singer as one of a small group of scientists who have created what the documentary called a stand-off that is undermining the political response to global warming.
Scheuering writes that Singer cut ties with Moon, and is funded by foundations and oil companies.
ABC News reported in March 2008 that Singer said he is not on the payroll of the energy industry, but he acknowledged that SEPP had received one unsolicited charitable donation of $ 10, 000 from ExxonMobil, and that it was one percent of all donations received.
He continued to submit his works to the Salon, where his painting Spanish Singer had won a 2nd class medal in 1861, and he urged the others to do likewise, arguing that " the Salon is the real field of battle " where a reputation could be made.
Margaret Singer, who also spent time studying the political brainwashing of Korean prisoners of war, agreed with this conclusion: in her book Cults in Our Midst she describes six conditions which would create an atmosphere in which thought reform is possible.
Peter Albert David Singer AC ( born 6 July 1946 ) is an Australian moral philosopher.
According to philosopher Helga Kuhse, Singer is " almost certainly the best-known and most widely read of all contemporary philosophers ".
Michael Specter wrote that Singer is among the most influential of contemporary philosophers.

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