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    Absent Trust in UtilitarianismEvaluating decisions in terms of their morality is a complex, dense, and often problematic task. Utilitarianism, in which the end goal of a decision is to maximize utility, attempts to justify the morality of actions that do not always fit many moral standards or beliefs, but are permissible because they have with the ultimate goal of maximizing the happiness of an individual or a community. However, the plausibility of utilitarianism is low, mainly because the moral model followed by utilitarians often creates a lack of trust, which defeats the original purpose of utilitarianism. Furthermore, it lacks plausibility because it is too impartial in situations that require making a decision in which the options cannot be equal. Different forms of utilitarianism attempt to compensate for these objections, but in doing so they either do not fully overcome them or, in doing so, they move away from their utilitarian origins. This is proven through examples of situations in which a utilitarian fails to do things commonly associated with morality, such as granting death wishes, and through multiple questions that utilitarianism simply does not seem to answer. Trust between humans is certainly one of the most powerful forms. of dependence that exists. Often, trust is used as a means to fulfill wishes or keep promises. As a utilitarian, one realizes that others want more than anything the peace of mind of knowing that their wishes will be granted and their promises kept. For this reason, the utilitarian simply gives that person the peace of mind they seek, then instead performs an action that increases their own utility. For example, if someone has an extremely ill parent whose happiness is taken into account, this means that the theory takes into account the happiness of babies or animals who are more difficult to feed. communicate with in relation to emotions? Another problem with utilitarianism is the liability factor. If an action is chosen and unaccounted for consequences occur, how far back does the chain of responsibility extend? For this reason, there is no clear solution in utilitarianism, as often unintended consequences occur, for which someone must be held responsible. These arguments do not mean that there is a problem with any cost-benefit analysis when it comes to morality because there must be a way to decide between one action and another. That being said, however, utilitarianism simply has too many indeterminate and fuzzy problems with its belief set and decision-making processes..