It’s unrealistic because it feels like it’s an impossible feat. I get it.
I’m not asking people to read the entire book but I am asking them to meet me half way by reading the first three chapters. If this is a true discovery, 130 pages is not that much to devote your time to.
There are only so many hours in a day/lifetime and some many demands for attention. One has to pick and choose where to spend one’s time. And unfortunately, the decision is based on some small and perhaps superficial fragments which pique interest.
I’m really trying my best. You are right. It’s hard to separate the wheat from the chaff.
I can’t keep repeating the same thing over and over.
We live in a cut and paste world.
Very true.
Would you ever think of demanding a synopsis of Nietzsche’s work, or any famous philosopher for that matter?
Yes I would. There are lots of very short books and even graphic books which are introductions to philosophers and philosophies.
For example:
amazon.com/Introducing-Nietz … 1848310099
Maybe so, but if you’re a serious philosophy student this wouldn’t be enough. I can’t do more than I’m doing. If I can’t people to read even if they skip the introduction, then I guess they won’t learn what this is about. I am bending over backwards already.
Any of the great philosophers have been carefully studied and their work analyzed and dissected backward and forward.
If somebody is a professor who is teaching philosophy, then he/she would do that. But most people are not going to invest that much time because they have other interests and other things to do.
This is that kind of book. It deals with a serious topic and it’s a new perspective which does not permit a quick skim. I know that’s what everyone wants but it won’t do the book justice although I’ve been trying to cater to everyone’s wants since I’ve been here. I have said all along that this is not the best venue for introducing something new, but unfortunately I have been unable to reach philosophers interested in this topic who could be more instrumental.
If you can’t get people interested, then this important “discovery” will be lost.
True, and I’m not getting any younger.
So make it interesting and accessible. Make it easy.
I’m trying my best. I’ve already gone over why man’s will is not free, but when it is accepted to be true, once and for all, then we can reap the benefits as we extend the corollary, Thou Shall Not Blame.
I’ve explained why man’s will is not free. No one seems to understand that the conventional definition of determinism is a problem.
I’m not asking about that.
I’m asking for an explanation of an effective deterrent.
Mr X kills Ms A.
What reduces the likelihood of that happening in the first place? What do you do with Mr X afterwards?
If this law is immutable, there will be no afterwards because no one will desire to strike a first blow without justification. But in order for this to work, we must remove all of the things that justify retaliation, and there are many.
The way it works now : if Mr X thinks about it prior to acting, then the risk of being caught, imprisoned or executed will reduce the appeal of killing Ms A.
Number one, he won’t desire to kill her, but in this world he may desire this and may take the chance if he believes he won’t get caught. But for us to get to the point where no one wants to kill anyone, we have to remove the hurt that allow people to justify what they’re about to do.
If he does kill her, then he is removed from society so that he doesn’t kill anyone else. Seeing Mr X punished, discourages Mr Y from killing Ms B.
It is a deterrent to know that the serious consequences of going to jail or the death penalty will be enforced, if caught, but not everyone heeds these threats.
So what happens in your “new world”?
These things will not occur because the environment in which children are raised will be so different that the thought of gaining at someone’s expense or hurting someone in any way will not even enter their minds. There are some mentally ill people and they may be so far gone that their conscience no longer can control their behavior therefore they may need to be institutionalized, but as a new generation is born into this new world, mental illness will be virtually wiped out.