RE: Atheist/Philosopher here.
October 3, 2010 at 1:54 pm
(This post was last modified: October 3, 2010 at 1:56 pm by Edwardo Piet.)
(October 2, 2010 at 11:13 am)The Omnissiunt One Wrote: Therefore punishment is unpleasant (i.e. causes suffering) whether or not free will exists. It may be less justifiable if free will doesn't exist, but it's still necessary, if punishment does act as a deterrent.
Yes but if Free Will exists then 'Desert' makes sense. If it doesn't it doesn't.
And if 'Desert' makes sense then that means doing extra punishing. So to apply this to a world without free will is extra injustice.