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Re:Free will is back, and maybe we can measure it by danieltillett on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @07:21AM (#10418506)
Exactly. I have never understood why people use determinism to excuse bad behaviour, but fail to see the resulting punishment is just as determined.
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Re:Free will is back, and maybe we can measure it by marklgr on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @08:19AM (#10418694)
They don't fail to see it, they just object to calling it "fair".
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Re:Free will is back, and maybe we can measure it by danieltillett on Wednesday October 21, 2015 @06:58PM (#10429405)
If determinism is true then nothing (or everything) is “fair”.
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