(September 8, 2013 at 3:06 pm)Faith No More Wrote: The idea came to me because I believe we are in danger of lessening the role of personal responsibility. Of course, it is something I struggle with, because as I get older, I lean more and more towards determinism.
I've posted this skit before but thought it would be appropriate given what you've written, where if it is inevitable that criminals commit crimes, it can also be inevitable that society still punishes them:
"Welcome to another edition of Determinist Court, which you are inevitably watching"
"Your honor, my client couldn't help committing the crime. It was an inevitable consequence of the circumstances."
"I understand, just as it is inevitable that I'm going to sentence him to prison."
"That concludes our edition of Determinist Court, where all subjects are either innocent or guilty but the verdict that comes out is always pre-determined by previous events."
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
