Here is my argument. This argument shows that if there is universal cause and effect, then we shouldn't punish criminals.
1.I committed a crime yesterday. (Assumption of a past action)
2.All events are the results of preceding events (Assumption: Universal cause and effect)
3.All preceding events are the results of events that preceded them (From 2)
4.Events are the result of events from the distant past (From 2 and 3)
5.The crime I committed yesterday was an event that was a result of events from the distant past before my existence (From 1 and 4)
6.It was never in my power to change events in the distant past before my existence (Assumption: Fixed past)
7.It was never in my power to avoid committing a crime yesterday. (From 5 and 6)
8.I should only be punished for events that I have the power to avoid committing (Assumption: Justice)
9.I shouldn’t be punished for the crime I committed yesterday. (From 7 and 8)
2006-09-25
18:17:31
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