Ayn Rand's Ethical Egoism Theory

Ethical Egoism is the ethical theory which states that all actions ought to be done either solely/ultimately for the sake of self interest. The criterion of rightness is what is morally right is what is good for the agent. The decision procedure would be that the agent must determine, in some way, what is good for him/her, and then do that. So, an act is right if and only if it brings the best consequences for an individual. Therefore, the action that is to be done is the action that is only to the self interest of the individual. Each individual determines what consequence is at their best interest. An individual may chose to act upon an action that is considered morally “wrong” but will still be considered right to do if it is in the individual’s self interest to do that action. Therefore, the rightness or wrongness of the action does not matter because the individual should only decide on the action that is in their self-interest.
Like the ethical egoism theory, Ayn Rand, a Russian philosopher argued that an individual’s highest moral purpose is the achievement of one’s own happiness. Therefore, Ayn Rand agrees that one should always do what will benefit them in the end.
I determined that if I were to obey God and kill many individuals I will end up incarcerated and can remain there my whole life and that would not be at my best interest. So, I decided that the consequence that is at my best long term self interest is not getting arrested and staying out of jail. Therefore, based on the ethical egoism theory I should not obey God when he commands me to start a high-speed chase and run over as many police cruisers and bystanders off the