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Willtell
reply to post by VoidHawk
Do you think its better whether he was guilty or innocent?
Capital punishment is also unfair on the relatives, for example, imagine YOUR child being told that daddy is going to be killed tonight.
Do you want him to be innocent or guilty?
Yes, my point is that deep inside the intellect is out of the picture. We then default to subjective desire
Question.
1. How are we to think?
2. What subjective attitude do we take?
3. Should we desire him to be innocent or desire him to be guilty
Willtell
Come on all you great philosophers and deep tinkers we need your input
A guy is going to be executed at 12midnight. All his appeals have been exhausted. The state is determined to execute him for murder. Though there is, according to many, reliable possibilities of his innocence, yet the state is adamant he will die midnight. Yet there is doubt of his guilt.
Question. How are we to think? What subjective attitude do we take?
Should we desire him to be innocent or desire him to be guilty
Willtell
Question. How are we to think? What subjective attitude do we take?
Should we desire him to be innocent or desire him to be guilty
Willtell
Come on all you great philosophers and deep tinkers we need your input
A guy is going to be executed at 12midnight. All his appeals have been exhausted. The state is determined to execute him for murder. Though there is, according to many, reliable possibilities of his innocence, yet the state is adamant he will die midnight. Yet there is doubt of his guilt.
Question. How are we to think? What subjective attitude do we take?
Should we desire him to be innocent or desire him to be guilty