In their minds, they are the person who just committed the crime. And I think that if you think that anyone deserves punishment, then all such people deserve punishment. There's no sort of metaphysical correctness to which person deserves the punishment. We're trying to make the world better, not just getting some sense of revenge.
Welcome to the October 2022 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable number — based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good — and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!
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