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When McMullen says that 'our legal system is a mere accretion of habits, precedents and customs based on folk-myths about behaviour', what does he mean?Question 3Select one:a.The legal system is strongly determinist, and thus can safely be ignoredb.People should entirely ignore the legal system in terms of deciding how to behavec.The arguments made about responsibility in the legal system are beside the point as far as philosophical debate is concernedd.The rewards and punishments in the legal system have no causal effect on people's behaviourClear my choice

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When McMullen says that 'our legal system is a mere accretion of habits, precedents and customs based on folk-myths about behaviour', what does he mean?Question 3Select one:a.The legal system is strongly determinist, and thus can safely be ignoredb.People should entirely ignore the legal system in terms of deciding how to behavec.The arguments made about responsibility in the legal system are beside the point as far as philosophical debate is concernedd.The rewards and punishments in the legal system have no causal effect on people's behaviourClear my choice

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