Posted: Oct 06, 2017 5:39 pm
scott1328 wrote:So the question is: if Free Will is necessary to hold someone morally accountable, then how are we justified for punishing negligence?
There was a discussion of this earlier IIRC. Would you ask "how are we justified for repairing a broken car?" We are justified in a practical utilitarian sense in doing something to benefit society and we try to direct that 'fix' where it will have best effect. That may not be achieved by concluding free will too hastily.