selfishly towards others if that would give us the greatest happiness. The Ten Commandments does not say this at all. They say, “Thou shall not kill.” Personally, I feel as if a utilitarian would say, “thou shall not kill unless it gives you the greatest happiness, and then, if necessary, we can go and punish an innocent person. I think that Mill’s may have been on the right track, and perhaps became a little eccentric. The world would be a wonderful place to live if there was more happiness, but not just for yourself- but for everyone. If we lived in a place where everyone was so busy trying to make themselves happy, would care and consideration become extinct? I think that it would, if everyone became self-indulged, who would be left to care about thy neighbor? My answer is no one, and that would cause a lot of unhappiness in the world. ...
