#human-dignity

#human-dignity

First, I argued that libertarian free will-that is, the idea that the will can form itself in the mind independently of antecedent causes and conditions-is inconceivable. We can imagine to act differently, but we cannot show that we can. Second, the retreat to a higher-order will, imagined to freely act to create the effective will, merely kicks the can down the alley. Any meta-will begs for a yet higher-order will to be explained, and hence, we end up with an infinite regress of wills.

Shockley argued that people with IQs below 100 should be paid to undergo sterilization; a belief that reflects his severe misjudgment about human dignity and genetic worth.