Usage of Comma

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by Onell » Sun Apr 24, 2011 6:17 pm

In a society without widespread belief in God,and increasingly without a shared set of common cultural values, he sees the potential for nihilism, the rejection of all religious and moral principles to the point that nothing matters.
src: https://harvardmagazine.com/2011/05/dilemma-of-choice

Is comma before and correct in bolded text?

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by HSPA » Sun Apr 24, 2011 6:33 pm

I am doubting the comma before 'and'

without X and Y or without X and without Y.
In a society without widespread belief in god, Kelly sees potential for Nihlism. ???

Here increasingly can be made
Nihilism has great potential in a society without X and without much of a shared set of cultural values

First take: 640 (50M, 27V) - RC needs 300% improvement
Second take: coming soon..
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by Jim@Grockit » Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:10 am

Bracketing something by commas in that way makes it parenthetical. I think the sentence would be correct either way; without the comma, the two withouts are parallel.

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