@ Irrational
Well, the will isn't free. The concept of the will being free is nonsensical. Why should we try to redefine free will into something less nonsensical?
The danger is equivocation. If "free will" just means "unconcerned will" then the question "Does free will exist?" was pointless asking anyway because everyone already knows that our wills aren't always coerced -- compatabilism is a dodge that ignores the real issue which is that libertarian free will does not exist and yet so many people believe in it or at least behave as if it does... we hold people absolutely responsible because "they could have done otherwise" which is false, they couldn't of any free will of their own.
A move away from belief in free will leads to a move away from retribution and instead towards what really matters: Mitigating harm.
Also, dropping a belief in free will increases compassion.
Compatabilism is as nonsensical as pantheism. It's like "The existence of God is not the issue, the real issue is why should we define God as something nonsensical and not instead define God as simply the universe itself?"
It's stupid.
Well, the will isn't free. The concept of the will being free is nonsensical. Why should we try to redefine free will into something less nonsensical?
The danger is equivocation. If "free will" just means "unconcerned will" then the question "Does free will exist?" was pointless asking anyway because everyone already knows that our wills aren't always coerced -- compatabilism is a dodge that ignores the real issue which is that libertarian free will does not exist and yet so many people believe in it or at least behave as if it does... we hold people absolutely responsible because "they could have done otherwise" which is false, they couldn't of any free will of their own.
A move away from belief in free will leads to a move away from retribution and instead towards what really matters: Mitigating harm.
Also, dropping a belief in free will increases compassion.
Compatabilism is as nonsensical as pantheism. It's like "The existence of God is not the issue, the real issue is why should we define God as something nonsensical and not instead define God as simply the universe itself?"
It's stupid.
