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The "lynching is fun" objection tells us to imagine a town where the lynch mob enjoys hangings so much that it would maximize pleasure to hang you for a crime that you didn't commit. If you were a consistent utilitarian then you'd have to

    { 1 } - believe that it would be right in this case for you to be hanged.
    { 2 } - desire that if you were in this situation then you be hanged.
    { 3 } - do both of the above.

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1 is wrong. Please try again.

The "lynching is fun" objection tells us to imagine a town where the lynch mob enjoys hangings so much that it would maximize pleasure to hang you for a crime that you didn't commit. If you were a consistent utilitarian then you'd have to

You have to do this -- but you have to do the other thing too.

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2 is wrong. Please try again.

The "lynching is fun" objection tells us to imagine a town where the lynch mob enjoys hangings so much that it would maximize pleasure to hang you for a crime that you didn't commit. If you were a consistent utilitarian then you'd have to

    { 1 } - believe that it would be right in this case for you to be hanged.
    { 2 } - desire that if you were in this situation then you be hanged.
    { 3 } - do both of the above.

You have to do this -- but you have to do the other thing too.

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3 is correct!

The "lynching is fun" objection tells us to imagine a town where the lynch mob enjoys hangings so much that it would maximize pleasure to hang you for a crime that you didn't commit. If you were a consistent utilitarian then you'd have to

    { 1 } - believe that it would be right in this case for you to be hanged.
    { 2 } - desire that if you were in this situation then you be hanged.
    { 3 } - do both of the above.

Since almost no one could believe and desire these things, almost no one could be a consistent utilitarianism.

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