“Most scientists today subscribe to a mechanistic view of the mind.  We’re the way we are because our brains are wired up in the way that they are…But we scientists are inconsistent.  If we were consistent, our response to a misbehaving person like a child murderer should be something like, ‘This unit has a faulty component, it needs repairing.'”  That’s not what we say.  What we say is, ‘vile monster, prison is … Read entire article »