Mill's Utilitarianism

John Stuart Mill makes a convincing case for his Utilitarianism theory. He not only explains his point of view, but also responds to critics' misconceptions about said theory. He starts off by saying that his theory is based on the principle that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, and wrong as they cause the opposite of happiness. John believes happiness is pleasure and the absence of pain. He also assures that there are different levels of pleasures and that our individual achievements are part of our happiness.
Many critics have argued that Mill's theory fails to be complex enough and that it is impossible to attain a level of happiness. Mill responds that it simply is that easy. Furthermore, he states that his theory does not promote individual happiness exclusively but the greater happiness for the most amount of people. This responds to the martyr criticism where Mill explains that martyrs die for the greatest good of the people. Examples include Gandhi, MLK, Jesus, and so on.
Another argument is that Utilitarianism leaves a person cold and unsympathizing because it deals with the consequences of actions and not with the morality of the individual Mill answers that actions should be judged as the actions themselves, without caring for who did the action. Besides, that is how we judge on a daily basis.
Utilitarianism is also accused of being a godless doctrine because of the lack of mention of religion in Mill's essay. Mill responds that this is a matter of perspective. For example, if our religion calls on us to pursue happiness, then Mill's theory is the most divine of all.
Other people may argue that this theory is expedient, while Mill states that the greatest good of the society is the intention.
Lastly, the argument that Utilitarianism is simply too impractical is brought up. The reason being because one cannot stop and think about the Utilitarian way to be is all the time .John cleverly states that that's the case with every other religion or moral theory in the world. For example, it's like saying you can't be a Christian because you can't read the bible at all times before making an action.