(December 21, 2014 at 10:56 am)IATIA Wrote: Whether on not free will is truly free or whether it is deterministic does not alter the fact of our perception. We perceive some actions and attribute a value to that action and ultimately a value to the person engaging in that action. At a deterministic level, it could promote survival in avoiding or mingling with that person or group.
Yes, so my point kind of is that free will does not obviously have a connection to the praiseworthyness of anyone or any action, because it is not established how free will, however defined, figures into the ethical aspects of this decision making.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
