Which of the following was a common objection to utilitarianism during John Stuart Mill's era?
A. Utilitarianism proposes to use the Koran, rather than the Bible, as the basis for good.
B. Utilitarianism argues that utility commands what God would command.
C. Utilitarianism argues that the commands of God are wholly irrelevant.
D. Utilitarianism proposes utility as the basis for good rather than God or the Bible.
D
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