RE: Isn’t pantheism the same thing as atheism?
November 25, 2021 at 4:37 pm
(This post was last modified: November 25, 2021 at 4:41 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Precisely so, you segregate the offender if you understand that they’re a danger so long as those circumstances are in play, so long as recidivism is entirely likely. You can withhold the personal judgement and it’s profligate consequences, however, which is often shown to help prevent recidivism….and especially in the case of crimes of addiction- recovery.
It holds even in a more extreme example. Understanding an enemy combatant. That they fight, why they fight, what compels them. Perhaps that the two of you would be fast and best friends in any other scenario, with a vast well of common interests and predispositions to draw on judging by your shared profession.
As far as all of the metaethical theories compatible with determinism, at some point, it’s just a case of whether you think moral propositions -mean- anything…,or if we’re mouthing empty phrases.
It holds even in a more extreme example. Understanding an enemy combatant. That they fight, why they fight, what compels them. Perhaps that the two of you would be fast and best friends in any other scenario, with a vast well of common interests and predispositions to draw on judging by your shared profession.
As far as all of the metaethical theories compatible with determinism, at some point, it’s just a case of whether you think moral propositions -mean- anything…,or if we’re mouthing empty phrases.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
