(February 19, 2016 at 11:22 am)The Gentleman Bastard Wrote:(February 19, 2016 at 3:28 am)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote: Although there are no actual gods as those depicted in the literature don't you think that the belief in the imaginary entities acts as a brake upon our more vicious behaviors (except for the guys like the ISIS nuts)?
Considering prisons are stuffed full of faithers, no it doesn't seem to act as a brake. Or, at least only for a minority of them. For every one that claims they would rape and murder if not for gawd, there's one that kills in it's name.
I'm sure that most prisoners are brainwashed into religion after they are incarcerated than before they went to prison. The problem is that it doesn't always stick since so many end up in prison again.
