Most Likely Utilitarian Option
I think the most likely utilitarian option is B,:”It’s hard to say it, but given the rising human population, perhaps this is a blessing in disguise for the human species as a whole.”
The outcome of utilitarianism is to promote the “greatest happiness of the greatest number of persons”, so I feel that option B depicts this.
Option Total amount of good Total amount of bad Net good / bad
Option B: 20 000 children die each day 7.5 billion people 20 000 7.5 billion – 20 000 = good
We are already facing factors that we can’t control, every extra person on this earth will need more. Already global warming is impacting what we grow and where we can grow it, also our current water crisis. We are already noticeably short on water resources.
The outcome of utilitarianism is to promote the “greatest happiness of the greatest number of persons”, so I feel that option B depicts this.
Option Total amount of good Total amount of bad Net good / bad
Option B: 20 000 children die each day 7.5 billion people 20 000 7.5 billion – 20 000 = good
We are already facing factors that we can’t control, every extra person on this earth will need more. Already global warming is impacting what we grow and where we can grow it, also our current water crisis. We are already noticeably short on water resources.