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Originally Posted by llama64
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I do wonder though, without a religious system, what social mechanism will take up the charge of providing the moral standard for society.
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The judiciary and legislative bodies seem to be quite willing to step forward into this void, and that just might be scarier than organized religion doing it. Other than fear and guilt, organized religions don't have much of an enforcement mechanism. The state on the other hand has a very large, complex system and resource pool at their disposal ... and tasers too! It's kind of like being between the devil and the deep blue.