[ThanhPhero]

In an atheist country there will be a small minority, perhaps 10% who are able or who bother to reason about morality and ethics. For all others immediate survival and improvement at the expense of others is the perceived requirement. In the 10% there will be a tenth who believe and understand that trust and cooperation would build a prosperous society. The others will be taking control of what they can for their own gain, riches and power. With no hope of afterlife or at least Nirvana, there is no benefit at all to any other mode for those who can prevail.

[counterpunch]

In an atheist country there will be a small minority, perhaps 10% who are able or who bother to reason about morality and ethics. For all others immediate survival and improvement at the expense of others is the perceived requirement. In the 10% there will be a tenth who believe and understand that trust and cooperation would build a prosperous society. The others will be taking control of what they can for their own gain, riches and power. With no hope of afterlife or at least Nirvana, there is no benefit at all to any other mode for those who can prevail.

Sort of like America and every other country in the world, eh?
The only thing that discourages people from doing harm to others is the rule of law. The state's law, not God's.