“If punishment is ... to shape future behaviors, then I think that is a justifiable way to dole it out” — @bgreene
But there’s no “if” about it, because the universe can only play out one way. @Forbes forbes.com/sites/dporterf…
But there’s no “if” about it, because the universe can only play out one way. @Forbes forbes.com/sites/dporterf…
This seems to point to something like the Anthropic Principle. If everything is strictly deterministic and the universe can only play out one way, then our social institutions weren’t designed. Yet they seem to function with sensible outcomes (which Brian even appeals to).
And there’s no room here for a “Blind Watchmaker” to explain this design, because a deterministic universe only has one shot at it.
Thinking out loud ... doesn’t strict determinism mean that evolution isn’t what it seems to be? Darwinian selection filters beneficial outcomes from random mutations to create the illusion of steady improvement by design. But per @bgreene there’s only one way for the story to go.
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