RE: The World Is A Slightly Better Place
November 20, 2017 at 4:40 am
(This post was last modified: November 20, 2017 at 4:59 am by Edwardo Piet.)
Meh I doubt he was ever going to break out of prison anyway.
Because, well, like Christopher Hitchens and others have explained . . . eternal suffering is a disproportionate punishment for any immoral act no matter how immoral. This is another reason why the Christian God is so incredibly evil.
Not to mention that bloodthirsty retribution for its own sake isn't moral when contra-causal free will is an impossibility. It literally makes no sense. The ultimate cause of everyone's actions are entirely outside of anyone's control.
The whole point of punishment is for deterrence, and detainment is necessary to keep criminals from harming or killing people further (rehabilitation is also a good thing but it doesn't work on people like Charles Manson, obviously).
The world will be a much better place when the justice system (and society in general) becomes more consequentalist and less barbaric.
Hell is never moral.
(November 20, 2017 at 2:11 am)The Valkyrie Wrote: There are times, though, that I wish there was a hell for these scum to burn in.I would never be in favor of that.
Because, well, like Christopher Hitchens and others have explained . . . eternal suffering is a disproportionate punishment for any immoral act no matter how immoral. This is another reason why the Christian God is so incredibly evil.
Not to mention that bloodthirsty retribution for its own sake isn't moral when contra-causal free will is an impossibility. It literally makes no sense. The ultimate cause of everyone's actions are entirely outside of anyone's control.
The whole point of punishment is for deterrence, and detainment is necessary to keep criminals from harming or killing people further (rehabilitation is also a good thing but it doesn't work on people like Charles Manson, obviously).
The world will be a much better place when the justice system (and society in general) becomes more consequentalist and less barbaric.
Hell is never moral.
