Why? If the answer is “no” then applying a proper punishment causes the nebulous whatsit in charge of the person’s free will to change their future behaviour.
If the answer is “yes” then applying a proper punishment adjusts the programming of their brain in a way that will change their future behaviour.
The only way a “yes” makes it harder to justify punishing someone is if you overexpand a lack of “free will” to imply “incapable of learning”.
Why? If the answer is “no” then applying a proper punishment causes the nebulous whatsit in charge of the person’s free will to change their future behaviour.
If the answer is “yes” then applying a proper punishment adjusts the programming of their brain in a way that will change their future behaviour.
The only way a “yes” makes it harder to justify punishing someone is if you overexpand a lack of “free will” to imply “incapable of learning”.