The Mathematical Error of Prevailing Selfishness

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Here is my thesis.

• Each person's life has value
  
• Every individual is in the best position to determine what is best for their own wellbeing and happiness.
  
• Therefore, the best societal system will empower people to be able to achieve their own wellbeing and happiness.
  

A system that gets out of balance either way, either by allowing tyranny by the few (oligarchy and dictatorship), or tyranny by the masses (anarchy or communism), has a sickness.

How does that apply when the well-being and happiness of one person conflicts with that of others? For example, suppose I determine that torturing and murdering people is best for my well-being and happiness. However, since most people object to being tortured and murdered, my own well-being and happiness clearly reduces that of other people (for the record, I’m not endorsing torture and murder - I’m neither a CIA employee nor Scandinavian).

Should I be socially empowered to torture and murder?

Boru