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In article <1992Dec16.163051.324@lincoln.ac.nz> flockoff@lincoln.ac.nz writes:
>Hi, I just thought I'd put in my 2c worth on this topic.
>Firstly I am a hard and fast determanist, with the inherent belief that
>free-will is an illusion.  I have however no problem equating this belief
>with the atribution of praise or blame on peoples actions. Reasoning follows :
>
>I think the crucial question is - Why do we wish to apportion blame or
>praise?  The answer is surely (hopefully :-), because by praising or blaming
>we hope to make people behave in the future the way we want them to.
>So if someone, through no free-choice of their own blows someones head off,
>then it is perfectly reasonable to punish them severly because this will
>hopefully lead to premisses something like these entering into their brain
>machine
>
>If I'm bad -> I'll get punished
>If I'm punished -> I'll be unhappy.

But this presupposes that we have the freewill to choose that we rather not
be unhappy.