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There is no deterrence effect in a deterministic universe without free will. Deterrence requires the individual to make a choice, which per your question they c
by Jtsummers 1y ago
There is no deterrence effect in a deterministic universe without free will. Deterrence requires the individual to make a choice, which per your question they cannot make.
And if you remove moral responsibility from criminals (to the extent that makes sense as a term in a free-will-free deterministic universe), then those punishing criminals are also free of moral responsibility. They did not make a choice, it was made for them and they are merely moving per the rules of the deterministic universe.
- amichail 1y agoYou can certainly make a robot without free will that tries to avoid being punished. In terms of humans without free will, evolution could make them try to avoid punishment as a survival instinct.