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Well, he had to say that, right?
by pmdulaney 3y ago
Well, he had to say that, right?
- AnimalMuppet 3y agoHe had no ability to reach a different conclusion, given the data. There are people who don't think reaching an accurate conclusion requires free will, though I think it does. But it occurs to me that if this guy is right, the people committing scientific fraud also had no choice but to do so. That claim is going to be corrosive to whatever scientific ethics still remain.
- mindcrime 3y agoThink about what it means in terms of the justice system. If people really don't have free will, should be they really be punished for the crimes they commit? OTOH, if it's really true that none of us have free will, then all of this is moot, because everything that is going to happen is what's going to happen, no more, no less. Of course I had no choice but to say that...