andindecidingthequestionwhetheranydivergencefromthiscodeistoberecommended，mustconsiderchieflytheimmediateconsequencesofsuchdivergence，uponasocietyinwhichsuchacodeisconceivedgenerallytosubsist。Nodoubtathoughtfulandwell-instructedUtilitarianmayseedimlyacertainwayahead，andhisattitudetowardsexistingmoralitymaybetosomeextentmodifiedbywhathesees。Hemaydiscerninthefuturecertainevilsimpending，whichcanonlybeeffectuallywardedoffbytheadoptionofnewandmorestringentviewsofdutyincertaindepartments:
while，ontheotherband，hemayseeaprospectofsocialchangeswhichwillrenderarelaxationofotherpartsofthemoralcodeexpedientorinevitable。ButifhekeepswithinthelimitsthatseparatescientificprevisionfromfancifulUtopianconjecture，theformofsocietytowhichhispracticalconclusionsrelatewillbeonevaryingbutlittlefromtheactual，withitsactuallyestablishedcodeofmoralrulesandcustomaryjudgmentsconcerningvirtueandvice。
If，then，wearetoregardthemoralityofCommonSenseasamachineryofrules，habits，andsentiments，roughlyandgenerallybutnotpreciselyorcompletelyadaptedtotheproductionofthegreatestpossiblehappinessforsentientbeingsgenerally；andif，ontheotherband，wehavetoacceptitastheactuallyestablishedmachineryforattainingthisend，whichwecannotreplaceatoncebyanyother，butcanonlygraduallymodify；itremainstoconsiderthepracticaleffectsofthecomplexandbalancedrelationinwhichascientificUtilitarianthusseemstostandtothePositiveMoralityofhisageandcountry。
Generallyspeaking，hewillclearlyconformtoit，andendeavourtopromoteitsdevelopmentinothers。
For，thoughtheimperfectionthatwefindinalltheactualconditionsofhumanexistence——wemayevensayintheuniverseatlargeasjudgedfromahumanpointofview——isultimatelyfoundeveninMoralityitself，insofarasthisiscontemplatedasPositive；still，practically，wearemuchlessconcernedwithcorrectingandimprovingthanwearewithrealisingandenforcingit。TheUtilitarianmustrepudiatealtogetherthattemperofrebellionagainsttheestablishedmorality，assomethingpurelyexternalandconventional，intowhichthereflectivemindisalwaysapttofallwhenitisfirstconvincedthattheestablishedrulesarenotintrinsicallyreasonable。Hemust，ofcourse，alsorepudiateassuperstitiousthataweofitasanabsoluteorDivineCodewhichIntuitionalmoralistsinculcate。