Without Free Will There Is No Justice

Free will denier Jerry Coyne has a post on the bid for parole of Leslie Van Houten, one of the acolytes of Charles Manson who killed several people in 1969. Coyne argues that parole is reasonable (it was recommended by the parole board and vetoed by Governor Jerry Brown). I take no position on her parole, but Coyne's arguments about free will and criminal justice are worth discussing.

Coyne, with my commentary:

I'm a determinist about human behavior, which I think is the only rational stanc...