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Utilitarianism Justifies Both Liberalism and Torture
The same consequentialist moral philosophy that grounds liberal commitments like gay marriage and personal freedoms also yields the justification for torture, because utilitarians like Bentham used torture as an example, holding that causing one person suffering to save a thousand lives is rational.
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Paul BloomEvidence Quote
“the same moral philosophy that gives you gay marriage and gives you personal freedoms of all sorts that liberals like me like also gives you the justification for torture”
Created: 6/14/2026, 2:24:40 AM
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