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Re:Unconscious brain activity predicts decisions 11 seconds ... by noiv on Sunday March 10, 2019 @04:54PM (#19354426)
Sure, it's a construct, but do you really want to throw responsibility over board? Why punish people if their choices are just consequences of weird electron configurations?
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Re:Unconscious brain activity predicts decisions 11 seconds ... by spiralx on Monday March 11, 2019 @01:25PM (#19360807)
Because not having free will won't change the fact that we act as though we do, nor will it change the desired outcome - punishment is meant as a deterrence, not just retribution.
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Re:Unconscious brain activity predicts decisions 11 seconds ... by noiv on Thursday March 21, 2019 @04:42PM (#19457104)
That needs some citation. Or why then is justice so fixated at the right guy suffers at the end?
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