[ale] [OT] rant - decadence in society - DRM

[Michael Potter]

On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 12:16 AM, David Ritchie <deritchie at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Another piece, IMO, is that there are more and more people who don't
> believe in a God. As a result, they are not fearful of divine
> punishment. I feel that such individuals may be just a little bit less
> restrained in these areas than those people who do worry about such
> things. They see more upside than downside - and since the moral
> calculation is surpressed and only an economic one remains, there is
> less restraint there. A big part of the problem is that societies only
> work well when the bulk of people are self-regulating in their
> behavior - something that is becoming increasingly less common.
>

To all those who do not believe in God on this list,

Let's not attack David for expressing his view.
Let's help him change his view with kindness and understanding.

-- 
Michael Potter