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Question: What happened to Europe!?
It used to be super powerful, religious, and ambitious!. Now, they are immoral (not saying they were in the past), atheistic, and weak!. What happened!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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I take exception to the notion that Europeans are more immoral than they used to be!. They are less religious, but as far as morality is concerned, if anything, they seem more moral than previously unless you are using some weird definition for "immoral"!.

They have lost power as the result of the collapse of their empires!. The UK is no longer the most populous nation on earth, nor are they even close!. France and Russia have also recently lost their empires!. Germany was decimated after WW2 along with the rest of the continent!.

Religion has a place in society!. The more it is needed, the more religious people tend to be!. In the past, churches took care of the indigent, poor, sick, and elderly who had no family!. The EU is socialist!. Now this is done by governments!. This means, that society has less need for religion, and thus, no longer shows the previous universal interest!. This idea plays itself out across the globe and history!. The more religion is needed, the more religious the population!.

Ambitious!? It seems to me that the Europeans are more ambitious about building their personal wealth than ever!. You say they are LESS ambitious!?! Whatever do you mean!? Are you referring to their reduced desire to conquer their neighbors!? Presently, the EU is busy uniting peacefully!. They will get back to ambitiously killing each other when they realize that this is a Union they want out of, and cannot leave!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Well, I'd question the 'immoral' part!. Europe - despite a lower avg!. income than the US - has less crime, a lower rate of teen pregnancy, and the average age at which one loses virginity is older by about 5-10 years!.

If you measure society's 'morality' by how well it treats its worst, it also
has less poverty (the poverty rate is less than the unemployment rate), and less homelessness!. Giving to charity is much higher than in North America, the best at this being the Dutch!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Europe is not a country, so IT never was a super power!. Morality; The USA is the worst country when it comes to ethics and morality, and arrogance!.Www@QuestionHome@Com