chicliac t1_j9akzs2 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 2:56 PM

I have one question. Why is preserving moral responsibility so important?

BlueSkyAndGoldenLite t1_j9bh46q wrote on February 20, 2023 at 6:31 PM

The basis for society's legal system is founded on the idea that we need to hold people accountable for their actions, which assumes that people have responsibility for the actions they makes. If everyone's actions are predetermined though, can we really put the blame on people for acting the way they did? We would essentially be sentencing people for crimes they had no control over.

InTheEndEntropyWins t1_j9biaii wrote on February 20, 2023 at 6:38 PM

>If everyone's actions are predetermined though, can we really put the blame on people for acting the way they did? We would essentially be sentencing people for crimes they had no control over.

Yep it's perfectly fine to sentence those people. We sentence people to act as a deterrent and to protect society.

cloake t1_j9e11o7 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 5:58 AM

> The basis for society's legal system is founded on the idea that we need to hold people accountable for their actions,

Could contest that, that's merely an enlightenment rationalization. Mainly carceral treatment and punishment is meant to suppress destabilizing elements first and foremost.

chicliac t1_j9bhmib wrote on February 20, 2023 at 6:34 PM

Yes I'm aware. And why is preserving this system important?