We have several options: we may be tempted to try to live
by the Christian ideal of being "our brother's keeper," or by
the Marxist ideal of "to each according to his needs.' Since
the needs of all in the water are the same, and since
they
can all be seen as "our brothers, we could take them all
into our boat, making a total of 150 in a boat designed for
60. The boat swamps, everyone drowns. Complete justice,
complete catastrophe.
- Garrett Hardin, "Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against
Helping the Poor"
What phrase is the author questioning or implying has an opposite meaning
in the passage?
A. "complete catastrophe
B. "the Christian ideal"
C. “Complete justice"
D. “our brothers”
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