<<naturalist account regarding punishment does call into account the historic/common (vengence) basis for punishment that is prevalent in society.>>
Agreed. But I do think there are a number of reasons for punishment: 1) Train the person not to behave that way (spanking, prison) 2) *Prevent* the person from behaving that way (prison, amputation, death) 3) Make society feel better (retribution) 4) Make the victim feel better (retribution) 5) God says so. (morality, guilt, sin, evil) I'm ok with 1 and 2, but I don't feel good about 3, 4 and 5. Naturalism is compatible with 1-4, but not 5. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
