Moral Equations, or Felicific Calculus

I have just stumbled upon Bentham's concept of felicific calculus, a way of calculating the amount of pleasure or pain a specific action will bring, and whether or not it equates to the right moral action.  Bentham was a hedonist, meaning that all actions leading to pleasure should result in the correct moral one.  I am not a hedonist, however if you take into account the calculus of applying whether or not a certain action causes more pain than the pleasure it provides, the concept is more valuable.

I've been doing this moral calculus unconsciously for most of my life, most recently when weighing the pros and cons of moving to a different country, which we decided against. I think Bentham would have been proud. Whenever you're uncertain about whether an action will be good or bad for you, it's worth your time to make a chart listing the pros and cons, as I did.  Solving this moral equation could mean the difference between a life of pain and a life of pleasure, both for you and those around you.