The human race as a whole seem to be becoming more civilised....

[mackthefork]

towards each other in many ways especially in the West, and in Europe in particular, at the same time society is becoming more and more secular. Personally I think there is a strong relationship between the two, I think this is supported by the fact that Islamic states have some very cruel practices against criminals and often just normal people who do not agree with the way things are bring run (crushed rebellions etc). I also think that there is a religious undertone to politics in the US, and I believe this is partly to do with why the death penalty has not yet been abolished, anyway not to dwell on that prisons in the US are much worse (subjective I know, they do a job) than prison in Western Europe in particular.

Love to hear from atheists, christians, or anyone else, as to what you think of this, keep it polite if you can, so am I right or is this a purely coincidental thing happening on account of something else I'm not thinking of.

Regards Mack