Some claim that utilitarianism demands more calculation than we are capable of. John Stuart Mill responded to this by claiming that
A) with training, people can learn to make such complicated calculations well.
B) calculations are often unnecessary because we can usually rely on common wisdom.
C) this is equally a problem for every moral theory.
D) this explains why no one has moral knowledge.

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Mill argued that in many cases, we don't need to perform complex calculations because we can rely on the general principles or common wisdom that have been derived from past experiences and the accumulated knowledge of what tends to promote happiness.

Some Claim That Utilitarianism Demands More Calculation Than We Are