▲ 67 ▼ What's the best response to someone who believes in hard determinism but also uses this to deny responsibility for any immoral actions they commit? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago* by PlogLod@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 65 comments fedilink hide all child comments That is, they think all of their decisions were preordained, and then use this to claim that they can't be held responsible for anything they do.
[–] detalferous@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Tell them they should have factored the consequences into their predetermined behavior. They should also understand why consistent enforcement is necessary to prevent others from making the same preordained decision. Even if the choice is only illusory, it's indistinguishable from free will in every other respect... So we will treat it as such permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PlogLod@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago "Even if the choice is only illusory, it's indistinguishable from free will in every other respect... So we will treat it as such" I like that! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PlogLod@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 years ago "Even if the choice is only illusory, it's indistinguishable from free will in every other respect... So we will treat it as such" I like that! permalink fedilink source parent