How did law and religion make ancient rome fall?

Religion is based on an ideal, a dream which is unattainable. In order to protect this delusion, there must be a separation from reality.
The problem with ignoring reality is that you cannot react to changes in your environment. The religious follower reacts to crisis by burying his head in the sand and praying that god will save him.
Incidentally, America's downfall over the past 30 years is inversely proportional to the increasing influence of religion in government. America is 3 trillion dollars in debt.
China is officially atheist and has a 2 trillion dollar surplus.
 
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