Information and free will: brain scan value? (Introduction)

by Balance_Maintained , U.S.A., Sunday, November 27, 2011, 18:22 (4749 days ago) @ David Turell

I know the author touched on this a little, but, is it just me or has the trend in nearly all the sciences bend to try and remove responsibility from the individual?

"Oh, this person has a psychological condition which prevents them from NOT shoving tons of food into their gullet. Don't blame them for the fact this condition also prevents them from exercising and eating healthy food thus leading to gross obesity. It's not THEIR fault, they have no choice."

"Oh, look, this guy over here never learned to control his emotions because he has hormones."

"But don't we all have hormones in various quantities and balances that are unique to individuals?"

"Don't be absurd, he has a hormone imbalance that determines that he will be angry, happy, or sad in varying degrees that can fluctuate from moment to moment based on internal or external stressors beyond his control."

"Oh, so you mean he has feelings."

*Sigh* "How can you be so heartless! It is OBVIOUS that this person is sick and in need of mind altering drugs. He has no control over his actions."

"Well, what about those kids that ran around shooting up the school?"

"That was an obvious case of how a bi-polar ADHD schiztophrenic neurotic sociopath responds to fictional violence in video games. It wasn't HIS fault."

"What about Bill Clinton?"

"An obvious fixation caused by a mental instability that leads to an uncontrollable urge to fornicate and then cover it up with lies. This was all documented in a study about a fairly common disease called Imascummypolitician. Don't you keep up?"

"What about the mom that killed her kids?"

"Which one? Oh, nm, it doesn't really matter. It wasn't their fault either. They were all genetically predisposed to manic depression and bi-polar schizophrenics to boot. Even more telling is that their actions are all suggestive of a cry for help in their struggle against a loss of identity engendered by the raceis chauvinistic class based system that they struggle against. See? It wasn't their fault that they brutally murdered their kids. They had no choice."

*Sigh*

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What is the purpose of living? How about, 'to reduce needless suffering. It seems to me to be a worthy purpose.