I can defitely see some of the upsides-mostly a lack of judgemental views and just pragmatic solutions. Some examples are the varying effectiveness of prison systems around the world. Similarly for treatment of mental health issues or addictions.
What I find hard to gauge is the potential downside to thinking without free will. There's no accountability so anything goes, or even a 'then why bother at all' infliction.
Personally I think we're moving in the right direction on this and could move somewhat faster so thus kind of awareness and discussion is great. I'm less in favor of taking it to the extreme and hoping that it wasn't too far. Maybe a small population will do that experiment for larger groups to watch and learn from.
What I find hard to gauge is the potential downside to thinking without free will. There's no accountability so anything goes, or even a 'then why bother at all' infliction.
Personally I think we're moving in the right direction on this and could move somewhat faster so thus kind of awareness and discussion is great. I'm less in favor of taking it to the extreme and hoping that it wasn't too far. Maybe a small population will do that experiment for larger groups to watch and learn from.