Re:When murderers were hanged quickly (2014)
by umvi on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @02:12PM
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So you are saying, in essence, that there is no such thing as real free will and there never can be due to the laws of physics?
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Re:When murderers were hanged quickly (2014)
by sysbin on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @02:26PM
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I'm basically saying, there's no evidence for free will and the evidence that exists shows free will cannot exist. It intrigues me how people understand we had no choice in the life we're born into but people like to assume contrary for what comes after. I think a lot of that has to do with socially conditioning and religion. I'm not necessarily sure why people downvote my comments on this topic and when it brings an issue with the justice system that maybe should be considered. Since, I think the system is failing people because of an antiquated belief in making everyone think they're responsible and thus be punished.
Re:When murderers were hanged quickly (2014)
by fpoling on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @02:47PM
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Absence of evidence for free will can be another illusion. If one does not believe in free will, the discussion about justice system is pointless. In this case judges and this discussion are just parts of the puppet show and follow the same script.
As with gods the free will is matter of belief and cannot be proved or disproved.