So, to maximize a quantity such as happiness, we decide to kill an innocent bystander and give his organs to them. In doing so, we have taken one life but saved two. I believe that the answer is no. If maximizing certain quantities is our only moral guide, though, then the answer is yes. There are additional problems if the quantity you choose happens to be happiness.
Happiness is an emotional state and can hypothetically be induced with drugs.
If we hypothetically had such a drug which caused no side affects, then under this type of thinking, the only moral thing to do would be to manufacture and use this drug as much as possible. I believe that such a conclusion can not be correct. Moral systems based on self interest or a social contract Some people belief that morality is based on something similar to a contract. I will discuss two problems with this. The first is the consequences of this theory.