“Religion is present most everywhere and tamed the Law of the Jungle eons ago. Liberalism is merely an attempt to remove the bonds of religion that are thought chafe.”
In the absence of religion people are likely to do whatever they think they can get away with. Religion provides an all-seeing all-knowing being who can’t be fooled and who will ultimately make you pay for your actions. A man who believes in God knows that he can never escape justice, and so he tends to behave himself.
“In the absence of religion people are likely to do whatever they think they can get away with.”
Religion inspires us to become better people, but I don’t think it is correct to say that without it, people will do anything.
I saw a survey recently where people were asked what made them behave properly, and religion was far down on the list. The number one thing that made people behave was social pressure—the fear that their friends would find out what they did and look down on them for it.
Religion is not very strong in many parts of Europe, but it is not really too dangerous to go there.