The idea behind “principal of utility” is that when there is a moral decision to be made, you should choose whatever brings the greatest amount of happiness or good for the greatest amount of people. If something is good than it makes you feel good then it is good because the end justifies the means. If you don’t feel good and the pleasure doesn’t outweigh the pain than you need to rethink it.
As Christians we know that we need to think about the consequences for our actions. The text spoke about if murdering one person to cure cancer was for the greater good that would be a Utilitarian view, but not a Christianity view. Things that are evil or bad cannot turn into good actions just because the evil act has positive results for some people.
As Christians we know that we need to think about the consequences for our actions. The text spoke about if murdering one person to cure cancer was for the greater good that would be a Utilitarian view, but not a Christianity view. Things that are evil or bad cannot turn into good actions just because the evil act has positive results for some people.