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You don't have to believe in free will to behave well towards others. You could simply have a rational belief that this mode of behavior leads to greater shared
by Aqueous 14y ago
You don't have to believe in free will to behave well towards others. You could simply have a rational belief that this mode of behavior leads to greater shared happiness, and that's enough of a justification for it.
- cobrausn 14y agoThat becomes less and less likely the more we think we can get away with, or if we can rationalize that nobody really gets hurt (cheating on an exam, for example). 'Free Will', and the belief that, ultimately, decisions made by you are yours and you are responsible for them seems like something we evolved for a reason. Even if it is an illusion (likely but not proven), it's a damn useful one.