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If killing one innocent man saves ten other lives, then utilitarianism would favor it.  Under utilitarianism there is no Christian morality, and it is replaced by comparing benefits versus costs.  
 
If killing one innocent man saves ten other lives, then utilitarianism would favor it.  Under utilitarianism there is no Christian morality, and it is replaced by comparing benefits versus costs.  
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Bentham influenced socialist reformer [[Robert Owen]], who agreed with Bentham's idea of "the greatest happiness of the greatest number."<ref name=appraisal />
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Bentham influenced socialist reformer [[Robert Owen]], who agreed with Bentham's idea of "the greatest happiness of the greatest number."<ref name=appraisal /> He was also a major influence on the [[liberal]] philosopher and [[atheist]] [[John Stuart Mill]], and a friend of his father, [[James Mill]].
    
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