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...seems to me he may have his values confused! I for one would rather take a chance on Skinner's hell...
...Unfortunately many people like Theologian Rubenstein will respond in much the same manner as Galileo's contemporaries. If Rubenstein calls Professor Skinner's Utopian projection the blueprint for the theory and practice of hell, what does he consider war, poverty, racism, overpopulation and pollution to be? Heaven possibly...
...Apparently the Freudians and the theologians have a talent for speaking about man's dignity and magnificence, which gives them an advantage over B.F. Skinner in capturing popular acceptance. But a tree is best judged by the fruit it bears. The psychoanalysts have had half a century to demonstrate the practical effectiveness of their formulations in solving human problems, and they have been dismal failures...
...span of a few decades, Skinner's "behavioral technology" has repeatedly proved itself more fruitful than alternatives at improving the human condition. I suggest that the free-will and determinism positions be evaluated in terms of their tangible consequences...
...Skinner is right, of course, provided that man was not created "a little less than the angels" but rather just a bit more than the insects...