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THe question itself is frightening, since it implies that the people who ARE religious would be murdering bastards if they weren't afraid of going to hell.
For me, it's important to be nice to people and cause as little pain as possible, since there is no great equalizer after death.
I don't believe for a second that religion is the basis of morals.
Tribalism brought us empathy, since it was necessary for survival. It still is, the tribes have just grown bigger.
A prime example is Sweden. Scandinavia is probably the most atheist region on the planet; there are no major differences between morals there and any religious country.
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