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I'll concur, socialism and communism simply cannot work, as humans are hard wired against it. Alphas exist and weak specimens exist and never the twain shall meet.

However, to leap from that to (paraphrasing) "therefore we need an irrational, supernatural belief/retribution system," is, I think, selling humans short.

Theocracies are also out the window (see: Taliban, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, etc) and even christianity failed pretty miserably in the so-called Dark Ages.

So where does that leave us?

It's also a stretch to "guarantee" that every trial lawyer and ACLU lawyer is an atheist. I trust you were knowingly using hyperbole to bolster your point. Heck, John Edwards goes to church every Sunday... and don't you forget it! (And John Kerry was in Vietnam).

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So where does that leave us?

Enlightened self interest. Free will with responsibility for our actions. Tenents ironically from Christianity. But as our world is heading to relive the 1700s, thanks to people like the trial lawyers, guess it will be a few wars till we get back to the idea of our founding fathers again.I wonder if the fact that we have to relive our mistakes over and over again is coded into our genes?

It's also a stretch to "guarantee" that every trial lawyer and ACLU lawyer is an atheist.

LOL...Maybe some are praying like crazy on the weekends to make up for the weekday activities.