Let’s say there is a woman with no children who, based on her religious beliefs, does not seek medical care for herself, her family, or her friends. How would Mill response to her life and her philosophy?As Mill has insisted to give complete freedom, he would not blame her life at the first moment. However, he would ask about the reason behind her actions. Mill does not criticize, people having a religion and going into the religion in depth. However, he does not want people to take the religion seriously without questioning. If her choice of believing in the religion was made based on the tradition or her parent’s education, he will be highly skeptical about her choice. Mill truly believes in human nature. He thinks people can do more than …show more content…
In order to pursue a satisfactory life for theirselves, people must have healthy mental and body, according to“Maslow hierarchy of needs.” Maslow hierarchy of needs shows that people need security of body or health before they chase happiness, achievement, self-esteem or other higher demential goals. Mill would definitely agree with Maslow hierarchy of needs because he wants well-being of individuals, and logically, Maslow hierarchy of needs makes sense to general population. Moreover, if her choice of not seeking for medical care was driven just by religion and expecting the God to cure all diseases, Mill would ask her a question: did you interpreted the words of your religion, correctly? The interpretation of her thought and religious leader’s interpretation could lead to wrong end because languages could be differently interpreted by different people and time period.If her belief was driven only by religious leader’s preach and philosophy, he would highly recommend her to reconsider her beliefs, step by step.If not, Mill would respect the woman's choice, but let's say there is a situation where her friend isplaced in very dangerous situation and