This (as we all know) is the great theist argument. Anyone without God will seek depravity. Ummm... no. The great modern struggle is pleasure vs. happiness. We all actually seek happiness in our heart of hearts, but often get sidetracked by pleasure. Sure I'd like to spend my time becoming a better person, contributing to humanity, helping out a neighbor, enriching my life and the life of my family... but this Seinfeld episode is a REEEEEEEEALLY funny one... Pleasure. Rampant sex? Not so much. Don't drink, never really have. Maximize my enjoyment means trying to enjoy the time I have with friends and family. I also seek time to create and perform, this is where I find enjoyment. I also have finally found a career I enjoy. Life is wonderful --despite the lack of orgies...
The real question here is simple. Are all righteous people, specifically the pious Christians in American actually fighting a constant yearning to partake in any number of hedonistic activities? Is it actually in their human genetic code to satisfy the most depraved desires of their id? One can only assume this to be true because they seem to honestly believe that without the help of Jesus and the Holy Spirit, they'd instantly chuck their bible and defile their body and soul in the most vile and reprehensible ways without pause for the rest of their natural lives. Or in other words; commit acts similar to those of Catholic Priests over the past four or so decades.
It's simply not true. It's silly. Truth is, there is only one thing that might change if they were to toss their bible asside. They would stop judging others in ways that are undeniably unjust and inhumane by all reasoning and logic. Faith would no longer exist to sheild their conscience from cruelly baseless viewpoints and continued persecution would be unpalatable. They would be the people they believe Christianity helps them to be. Better people.
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