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From: Ernest Major <{$to$}@meden.demon.co.uk>
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On 07/05/2024 01:31, Vincent Maycock wrote:
>>> So it didn't turn out that well for him.  Why?
>>>
>> Because of free will. Had we been born robots with out a will or
>> thinking mind our lives totally controlled by unwavering instinct, would
>> this have been better? Is there another option?
> Yes, in fact there is.  Give people their freedom of choice but don't
> be so extremist about it that you  allow people to hurt others -- it's
> the foundation of the criminal justice system, in fact.

A question to ask, though perhaps not in this precise context, is "is 
there free will in heaven? is there evil in heaven?".

-- 
alias Ernest Major