> With this line of reasoning, no one does or decides anything. I mean yes. > We are all simply running out the simulation that was predetermined long before

> With this line of reasoning, no one does or decides anything. I mean yes. > We are all simply running out the simulation that was predetermined long before we were born. If you believe in Einstein theory, yes. QM is a bit more complicated since there is the possibility you took all the paths that are out there. But let's not get into that? > We punish people for doing the wrong things No, we don't. Most cultures and countries just put them in jail. In modern times, it can be a psychiatric institution. > even though they didn't chose to do them No one care. People also usually don't care much if it's "them" who did these things. > but the act of punishing them makes them less likely to happen No, it doesn't. Crime rates are not determined by the severity of your laws but rather the circumstances of the country, families and culture. See? > we give rewards to people who worked hard No we don't. Reward are distributed most randomly but sometimes through privilege. Few tech and other people make their money by merit. > if we just handed out money evenly to everyone That's communism. It did actually quite well until it collapsed. It seems some countries have a bias for it, while it doesn't work well in others.