I find it interesting that many religious people are so concerned that if they give up their beliefs, they'll descend into depravity. I have no religious beliefs, but I feel no desire to rape and murder my neighbors.
Perhaps we need to keep an eye on religious people, if they are so close to becoming violent criminals.
As I said, what of your free-to-be-me progeny of suceeding generations?
Rome proved such a situation does disintegrate, and the U.S. is well on its way in its own right.
I suggested to one guy he put himself on the sex-offenders list on a precautionary basis, just in case his faith falters. He was quite offended. Oddly enough, though, he still can't figure out why anyone else might be offended when he says that without his religion, there is no reason not to rape, murder and molest.