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2018 : WHAT IS THE LAST QUESTION? [1]

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Jerry A. Coyne [5]
Professor Emeritus, Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago; Author, Why Evolution is True; Faith Versus Fact: Why Science and Religion are Incompatible.
The Last Question

 

If science does in fact confirm that we lack free will, what are the implications for our notions of blame, punishment, reward, and moral responsibility?

 

   

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[5] https://www.edge.org/memberbio/jerry_a_coyne