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

[Geoffrey Myers]

Michael Potter wrote:
> 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.

Discussions about God or religion (not the same thing) always go badly 
here.  I would suggest we might not want to go down this road (again).

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

"I predict future happiness for America if they can prevent
the government from wasting the labors of the people under
the pretense of taking care of them."
- Thomas Jefferson