tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999044146888823867.post7831978037049934145..comments2023-10-30T08:00:43.585-05:00Comments on Shameless Popery: The Drudgery of UtilitarianismJoe Heschmeyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998682878420098470noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999044146888823867.post-16295006845723529792010-06-18T11:59:51.656-05:002010-06-18T11:59:51.656-05:00One would also need omniscience to be a true utili...One would also need omniscience to be a true utilitarian. How can you know what the results of your actions are?<br /><br />I have heard of people who justify sexual escapades on the grounds that no one got hurt -- and when asked how they knew that, got belligerent -- well, if someone did get hurt they should just get over it. But to be a utilitarian, you would not only have to know who got hurt, but to know who would get hurt in advance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com