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A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will
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RE: A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will
(November 10, 2023 at 11:34 am)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Sure, I mean - we could go all the way down the tree of why a legal system would have a compelling interest in preventing arson but at the end of it all, as with any other thing - we'll arrive at some just so statements.  

We do restrict the practices of smoking and drinking.  Heavily.  You have to be the right age, in the right place, at the right time, not doing the wrong thing...and you're gonna pay.  Pay pay pay.  Pay the sin tax.  Pay the revenue trap tax.  Pay the premium increases.

Yes, and I think when you get down to those just so statements they will be of the form X wants Y, which isn't a rational, objective justification.

Restrict was a poor word choice on my part, but you know better. We don't deny smokers and drinkers their liberty. So you've made a false equivalence.
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RE: A thing about religious (and other) people and the illusion of free will - by Angrboda - November 10, 2023 at 12:12 pm

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