I would also like to add that while hell and heaven might be motivators for some religious people, the mind-warping effect of the horribly vague 'moral guide' that the bible seems to be erases any positive effect it could ever have. Just think of the horrible things done in the name of religion.
You may know the old saying...'good people do good things, evil people to evil things, but for good people to do evil things it takes religion.'
You may know the old saying...'good people do good things, evil people to evil things, but for good people to do evil things it takes religion.'
When I was a Christian, I was annoyed with dogmatic condescending Christians. Now that I'm an atheist, I'm annoyed with dogmatic condescending atheists. Just goes to prove that people are the same, regardless of what they do or don't believe.