Why be good?

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Did someone mention "God not interfering with free will"? God has absolutely no problem doing this multiple times in the bible so either this is a bogus argument or the bible is inaccurate.

I can only assume that if Randy lost his faith he would start killing people with a shotgun and taking candy from kids. This thread seems to paint theists as psychopaths being reigned in by a series of threats. They look out the window to see atheists behaving in sensible, moral ways without any such threats and can't fathom how they can possibly do this.

The conclusion is glaringly obvious: morality has nothing to do with religion. Religion is, at best, a moral "guide". And let's be clear that actual morality (maximising wellbeing and minimising harm for life on Earth) is not the same thing as what makes God happy or angry, except by coincidence.