A consequentialist would think what about the morality of capital punishment:

a. It is always acceptable.
b. It is never acceptable.
c. It is acceptable only if it improves our lives.
d. It is acceptable only if the majority of the population agrees with it.


Ans: c. It is acceptable only if it improves our lives.

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What will be an ideal response?

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