Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Does "Responsibility" make sense?
Position‹2 of 2
Yes, we do possess responsibility despite our biological constraints.
Argument1 of 2›

Responsibility gets things done by restricting people to complete their tasks and jobs in certain ways

Responsibility constrains people to follow certain rules in groups, communities, and society. Thanks to different responsibilities, society runs on the tasks done by its citizens efficiently and effectively, making people being away from laziness.

The argument

Responsibility keeps society going. Responsibility is assigned to everyone so that they take care of their tasks and jobs. Without responsibility, people would become lazy and would finish their tasks whenever they felt like it. Responsibility keeps laziness at bay.

Premises

[P1]Responsibility assigns people specific tasks and jobs they must complete in defined ways. [P2] Without such assigned responsibility, people would default to laziness and fail to reliably complete necessary tasks. [P3] Society depends on tasks being reliably completed to keep functioning. [C] Therefore, responsibility is real and meaningful because it is what restrains laziness and gets things done.

Counter-arguments

Even with responsibility, laziness exists. If something is too hard, people want to do other tasks that would be much easier to do than what they must do. If laziness still exists, there is no true concept of responsibility.

Rejecting the premises

[Rejecting P3] Laziness still exists even with responsibility.