Tag: crime
Jeffrey Epstein and the Silence of the Scientists
It is, I believe, a revelation about our scientific culture and particularly about the trust we should place in a “science consensus” that should shake us to our bones.
In Massachusetts Bill to Criminalize Suicide Encouragement, a Lethal Loophole
The carveout’s purpose is to pave the way to legalize assisted suicide in the state, perhaps even active euthanasia.
On Free Choice, Consider the Compatibilist Option
Jerry Coyne thinks that criminals don’t have a “choice.” (What are those quotation marks doing there?)
Jerry Coyne and the Consequences of Denying Free Will
Without free will, there is no guilt and there is no innocence. There are merely animals to be managed.
Free Will Denial and PreCrimes
If we treat criminals the way we treat natural disasters — as physical events without moral culpability — the pragmatic approach is preemption as well.