Yes, and notably this neither implies nor requires free will. Even punishment for the sake of revenge can be valid* without free will. Fear and catharsis are just biological responses to stimuli... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
* I do not advocate for this, but it is a consideration
ViolinistDrummer t1_jd78v74 wrote
Reply to comment by TheGoodFight2015 in In-depth interview with Gregg Caruso, free-will skeptic by fatsosis
>Punishment can act as a deterrent to some
Yes, and notably this neither implies nor requires free will. Even punishment for the sake of revenge can be valid* without free will. Fear and catharsis are just biological responses to stimuli... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
* I do not advocate for this, but it is a consideration