▲ 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.
[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* would you be any less you? The endocrine system. What do you think cause you to get horny, to get excited, to be afraid, to know to seek out sleep? I have more evidence that I am a thinking mind than that I do that the real world exists. There’s no point arguing this point it won’t go anywhere. You have very little evidence for that. You have as much as you want that the real world exists. permalink fedilink source parent