A very valid thread for a general discussion.
But for the sake of current discussion, I take it in its abridged or concise form just taking the core message -adulteration. Hence I divest the part of 'God' and the 'Tirupathi Laddoo' matter for now.
I take the term 'fear' in this thread as a deterrence factor. For each person the perspective of life, its core values, purpose and the means and goals is different. It will be as per the person's early upbringing and growth environment, his experience and exposure to realities and vagaries of life, the reactions and responses he get from others and society.
Human society, for its orderliness, has kept certain deterrence factors- some visible and immediately experienceable; and some others invisible and not immediately experienceable.
For a growing child, a reprimand or a bating from its parents or elder siblings or teachers is an immediately visible and experienceable deterrent factor. Once it had a firsthand or witnessed such happening to close people, these will make it avoid those actions which can invite the so and so punishments or reactions. If the mother mentions about a 'police uncle' or 'ghost' etc. the child may not have any impact on him initially, until it experienced the immediate and visible deterrent factor and it was told that the policeman and the ghost will be much more severe and painful one.
Now the moot question of 'Fear of God'. As God is not visible in the physical sense, adults will find it easy to disregard the deterrence factor in the name of God, because they know very well from their experience that the other general deterrence factors like law enforcement, courts of law etc. are also not that immediate and there is always ways to delay the punishment, reduce it and even avoid it. When this is the reality, why should one bother about the invisible 'fear of God' factor.
So to make people stay away from committing crimes, we should strictly implement an unbiased law enforcement system and fast moving procedures and proper deterrent punishment.
Moreover it is a normal human logic that present comfort and happiness is better than any future uncertain luxury and exhilaration. It also needs alert and vigilant society and a value instilling education system.
I am of personal opinion that adulteration should be given very stringent punishment including capital punishment. Present penalties of fines will not deter people from resorting to the lucrative crime of adulteration.
Let us not burden God with those governance duties which are solely human responsibility.
