Michael Sylvester asked, "Why not feed the prosecutor's and defense data and let the computer decide guilt or innocence?"
For one thing, the data are remarkably clear that human moral decisions are profoundly influenced by "gut feelings" and other non-factual considerations. The classic example would be the "oncoming train" problem. See http://www.princeton.edu/pr/pwb/01/1022/ for a brief description. Ed Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D. Professor emeritus Department of Psychology West Chester University of Pennsylvania Husband, father, grandfather, biopsychologist & bluegrass fiddler............... in approximate order of importance --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=11111 or send a blank email to leave-11111-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
