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 Therefore, in planning our actions we are to find ways that cause as little harm as we can. Utilitarianism may mean as much as "the ends justify the means", but really it means "the ends justify the means which cause at least damage and the most benefit". Tradeoffs between causing more damage but also attaining more benefit, or causing less damage but also attaining less benefit, etc., are up for debate. Until then, unnecessary harm must be avoided if there are ways to reach the same end, ie. cause the same benefit, while incurring less damage. Therefore, in planning our actions we are to find ways that cause as little harm as we can. Utilitarianism may mean as much as "the ends justify the means", but really it means "the ends justify the means which cause at least damage and the most benefit". Tradeoffs between causing more damage but also attaining more benefit, or causing less damage but also attaining less benefit, etc., are up for debate. Until then, unnecessary harm must be avoided if there are ways to reach the same end, ie. cause the same benefit, while incurring less damage.
  
-Of course, one can always forfeit their own [[claim]] on receiving benefit/not being subjected to damage, but this is either completely voluntary or on the basis of a [[moral contract]] consented to by all involved parties.+Of course, one can always forfeit their own [[claim]] on receiving benefit/not being subjected to damage, but this is either completely voluntary or on the basis of a [[moral contract]] consented to by all involved parties. Also, this //only affects yourself//. Unless you have consent by everyone else you want to involve, voluntarily putting yourself at a disadvantage must only ever affect yourself and never involve other people around you.
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