threedecisions

threedecisions t1_j8rpkg4 wrote

The belief in Free Will is like an algorythm sent to a robot because it is encourages social order. It puts parameters on the robot's behaviors by telling it nasty things will happen to it if it acts outside of them.

The limitations on the idea is when the robot is unable to comply with prescriptions given to it and is punished rather than assisted.

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threedecisions t1_j24k2q6 wrote

I've heard that there are dogs that will eat until they die from their stomach exploding if they are supplied with a limitless amount of food. People are not so different.

It's not so much that these billionaires are necessarily especially evil as individuals, but their power and limitless greed leads them to evil outcomes. Like, Eichmann's portrayal in the article, he was just doing his job without regard for the moral consequences.

Though when you hear about Facebook's role in the Rohingya genocide in Myanmar, it does seem as though Mark Zuckerberg is a psychopath. He seems to have little regard for the lives of people affected by his product.

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