Re: The Brain on Trial

2011-06-30 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 29 Jun 2011, at 20:18, meekerdb wrote: On 6/29/2011 10:15 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 28 Jun 2011, at 20:06, meekerdb wrote: On 6/28/2011 10:36 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: It is avoidable. Even the cops explains the total non sense of prohibition. I am optimist: prohibition will fall

Re: The Brain on Trial

2011-06-29 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 28 Jun 2011, at 20:06, meekerdb wrote: On 6/28/2011 10:36 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: It is avoidable. Even the cops explains the total non sense of prohibition. I am optimist: prohibition will fall down soon or later. Obviously the cops are the more aware of the total non sense of

Re: The Brain on Trial

2011-06-29 Thread meekerdb
On 6/29/2011 10:15 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 28 Jun 2011, at 20:06, meekerdb wrote: On 6/28/2011 10:36 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: It is avoidable. Even the cops explains the total non sense of prohibition. I am optimist: prohibition will fall down soon or later. Obviously the cops are the

Re: The Brain on Trial

2011-06-28 Thread Stephen Paul King
Hi Rex, From: Rex Allen Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 11:38 AM To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: The Brain on Trial On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 8:40 PM, Stephen Paul King stephe...@charter.net wrote: Why does it seem that there is no motivation to consider the victims

Re: The Brain on Trial

2011-06-28 Thread meekerdb
On 6/28/2011 10:36 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: It is avoidable. Even the cops explains the total non sense of prohibition. I am optimist: prohibition will fall down soon or later. Obviously the cops are the more aware of the total non sense of prohibition, because they are at the front of the

Re: The Brain on Trial

2011-06-28 Thread Johnathan Corgan
Congressmen Barney Frank and Ron Paul have introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would allow states to legalize or otherwise liberalize marijuana laws without interference from the federal government. Brent Purely symbolic--it will never make it out of committee.

Re: The Brain on Trial

2011-06-27 Thread Rex Allen
On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 12:08 AM, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 6/26/2011 7:23 PM, Rex Allen wrote: So what does compatibilism have to say about this? Nothing useful, it seems to me... http://www.theatlantic.com/**magazine/archive/2011/07/the-** brain-on-trial/8520/http

Re: The Brain on Trial

2011-06-27 Thread meekerdb
On 6/27/2011 8:56 AM, Rex Allen wrote: And it seems like the question can only be answered by trying out approaches like those described in the article. You seem to have already made up your mind though. No testing or evidence required - Brent has spoken. Rex Not at all. I'm all for

The Brain on Trial

2011-06-26 Thread Rex Allen
So what does compatibilism have to say about this? Nothing useful, it seems to me... http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/07/the-brain-on-trial/8520/ Advances in brain science are calling into question the volition behind many criminal acts. A leading neuroscientist describes how

Re: The Brain on Trial

2011-06-26 Thread meekerdb
On 6/26/2011 7:23 PM, Rex Allen wrote: So what does compatibilism have to say about this? Nothing useful, it seems to me... http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/07/the-brain-on-trial/8520/ Advances in brain science are calling into question the volition behind many criminal