[bryanrasmussen]

sure, they were dissatisfied with life, and malt did not work to justify god's ways to them, at best it helped them express their dissatisfaction.

[konart]

>at best it helped them express their dissatisfaction.

Which is good. All roads start with a single step and to make this step you have to realize where are you now. And expressing this dissatisfaction verbally can be a very goods first step as long as you are not just drinking it away.

Not trying to say that this is as good as therapy or something and alcohol my lead to some bad results but still.

[echelon_musk]

My favourable interpretation is that seeing the dissatisfaction that comes from drinking indicates that it is out of line with God's will.

Whether those drinking realise this is another matter.

I suspect there are more people who have tried alcohol and no longer drink than have read Milton. Perhaps we need some data on that!