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Without free will, punishment is morally problematic but stopping evil agents still makes sense

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 22) 00:12:14 – 00:12:45

Mike addresses the hypothetical: if no free will, is punishment just?

Mike concedes the moral difficulty — punishing a robot you programmed to cause harm seems incoherent. However, stopping or containing the robot still makes sense even if punishment does not. He says he would trust God beyond his understanding if determinism were true, but notes the irony that without free will he would not have a choice about trusting God anyway.

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