I know it wasn't addressed to me, but if their savagery were merely limited by their technology what then is the meaning of your statement that you know of no moral system that you would prefer to the Judeo-Christian? What difference does the moral system make if the savagery is limited by the technology, not the morality?
Cordially,
When I look around today I can't find anyplace in the world where so many people of different backgrounds can live together with so much hope and harmony. But there are many times in the past when I wouldn't have said that about European civilization.
So what role does our formal system of morality play? I don't know - and I was conscious of not knowing when I posted both replies. I know that I have never received any instruction whatsoever in our system - no bible training, no classes in school - yet I am by most measures a very moral man.