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> Imposing some form of suffering on those who don't comply is literally what forcing people to do something is. Not at all: punishments can (and often are) in
by eeZah7Ux 7y ago
> Imposing some form of suffering on those who don't comply is literally what forcing people to do something is.
Not at all: punishments can (and often are) ineffective. You can punish me for being unable to fly. It will not force my body to produce a pair of wings.
- atq2119 7y agoMaybe your point is a nitpick about whether attempts to force somebody to something are effective or not, and I could perhaps have phrased that better, but the point remains that what distinguishes "force" from other means to attempt to bend somebody else to your will is the (implied) threat of punishment / suffering. Or can you give an example in which person A forces person B to do something without a threat of punishment or suffering?
- eeZah7Ux 7y agoMy point was about the implied effectiveness.