What I learned as a hired consultant to autodidact physicists

Re:What I learned as a hired consultant to autodidact physic... by jfoutz on Thursday August 11, 2016 @10:21PM (#12273060)

I guess i'd ask the same question i asked of jeremyjh.

With no notion of free will, how do we distinguish between manslaughter and murder? When someone dies, the cost to society is the same either way. A consequence of no free will seems to be it's a distinction without difference. I disagree, but it might just be deeply embedded beliefs that are wrong.

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Re:What I learned as a hired consultant to autodidact physic... by devishard on Friday August 12, 2016 @03:55PM (#12278320)

> With no notion of free will, how do we distinguish between manslaughter and murder?

I'd argue that the distinction is not indicative of a phenomenon that exists.

I think a much better model would be predictive and preventive rather than punitive--the level assignment to rehabilitation should be based on the probability and severity of recidivism, rather than the level of punishment being based on the severity of the crime.

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