I disagree. We do need a cosmic disciplinarian and some people are not accepting responsibility for their own behaviors because they have been trying to rule people with science and medicine for a while instead of expecting people to self evaluate and take control of themselves. A lot of personal control is now being deeded over to experts on the flimsiest of pretexts sometimes. I wonder how many people go to a doctor for a pill on the flimsiest recommendation from a friend rather than taking the road of introspection and prayer recommended by religion. How many of those people needed to take pills at all.

Thomas Szasz has some interesting ideas on all this and on the "myth of mental illness":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Szasz

I've heard Tom Cruise say the exact same thing. Have you thought about converting to scientology?

No I have no interest in scientology.

But as you know so much about it perhaps you should consider it.

I rather like the wiki link on Szasz. "Pharmacratic" has quite a ring to it don't you think?