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I tend to think of things as more of a butterfly effect scenario.
No matter what you do, it will affect people and society in one way or another. No one person lives in a vacuum. Even hermits...
I do not think that society would fall apart. Chances are, religion would tend more towards a Confucism mentality. Not to say that Confucism would work this day and age, but fundamentally Confucism is a system of rules for people to get along in the present world. He did not take into account any sort of afterlife. Rather than focusing on an after life, those who were religious would most likely focus more on creating a pleasant world for all to live in.
It might actually change the United States' stance on the death penalty. If we know this life is our only life, and when it's over it's over, there might be more people willing to work to reform killers rather than just ending their life and "letting God deal with it."
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"Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq
"violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy
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