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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.  

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]].

Bentham influenced socialist reformer [[Robert Owen]], who agreed with Bentham's idea of "the greatest happiness of the greatest number"<ref name=appraisal />, and he participated in the rebuttal to the [[Declaration of Independence]], in which he argued that America was hypocritical for proclaiming "all men are equal" while at the same time not freeing every single slave.<ref>An Answer to the Declaration of the American Congress, Answer to Article XXVII</ref>  He was also a major influence on the [[liberal]] philosopher and [[atheist]] [[John Stuart Mill]], and a friend of his father, [[James Mill]].

Bentham developed the idea of the [[Panopticon]].

Bentham developed the idea of the [[Panopticon]].

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