Atheist Admits Jesus Was Right

For some reason, I wasn't able to put the complete dialogue in the video description. Therefore, if you are interested in reading the dialogue, here is the link:
http://facts4u.com/Temp/YouTube-AAJWR.html

For reference you may be interested in reading the free e-Books that have links provided below.

Crime /by Clarence Darrow (1857-1938):
http://www.facts4u.com/Crime.pdf

& The System of Nature /(pub. 1868) by Baron d'Holbach (2 parts):
http://www.facts4u.com/SysNat1.pdf
http://www.facts4u.com/SysNat2.pdf

Thank you for your attention in this important matter.

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[acceptthevoid]

yeah im a determinism noob but i love your video its psychodelic and brilliant

[rhetoricalmonkey]

@acceptthevoid This was a family members video. I am glad to see that you liked it. I feel the same way as the author and because of your comment I feel that I should probably start making similarly themed videos.

[therealresistance]

great video. Very Skinnerian (which is no bad thing)

[rhetoricalmonkey]

Thank you. By the way, don't you think it is really silly of people to assume that so called "moral responsibility" is a prerequisite to behavior modification? The Average American wouldn't allow dangerous brain-damaged individuals to run amok. But if I pointed out that "criminals" are not responsible for creating their existing mind-set, then the Average American makes the nutty claim that the "criminal" must be released. Free will and moral responsibility are different sides of the same coin.

[acceptthevoid]

go for it it man. id love to see more.. i love the comparison between the concept of eternal damnation to the reasoning of a child lol and the thing about how forgivess contributes to a delusion that there is something to be forgiven, that like blew my mind

[Kayleahful]

Thanks for the transcript. It was a little hard to understand with the video but I understand much better now read it. Thanks! :)

[redbuttonstudios]

I enjoyed your essay. Thank you for sharing.

[fantom10011]

i liked it, i feel like ive seen this before.

[rhetoricalmonkey]

I imagine using free will arguments against individuals in an attempt to modify their behavior would be equivalent to using threats of eternal damnation. The technique may work but I don't believe it is healthy for the individual or society in the long run, especially when one is trying to get people to think scientifically instead of superstitiously.

watch?v=-HZgIZPSKWs (Re: Free Will Doesn't Matter) for more. And in the comments, help me help user, melancholyid see the light.

Thanks. 8-)

[therealresistance]

An interesting question is how much functional utility may there be in using the offenders sense of free will to facilitate change. Afterall if we take a functional approach, if deferring to the illusion of free will help alter a problemetic behaviour to what extent should we use that illusion to change the offenders behaviour (even if it is not actually free will)? just some thoughts. But I love the videos, hope there are more to come.

[therealresistance]

a paedophile's free will or moral responsibily for their actions is a seperate issue from the fact that the consequences of their behaviour are destructive and detrimental to the welfare of their victims and victims families. We have at our disposal behaviour therapies to reduce the liklihood of the behaviour, we should use them regardless of asignation of moral responsibility.

[therealresistance]

Yea, I find similar things in the UK. People say things like that. I often point out that we sometimes lock people up for our own protection. Aslo I think behaviour therapies are employed to reduced the likeihood that a person will repeat a behaviour that is harmful to the rest of us of increase the liklihood of a different behaviour. I often find the moral responsibility card is a bit of a straw man.