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Not to mention the strong irony that more secularized countries tend to have less murders, less thefts and less cases of rape. You often hear people ask, "Why would you care about being a good person when there is no punishment after death anyway?", and yet the fact remains that people in less religious countries generally commit less crimes. Needless to say, there is no reason to ask that question in the first place.


To answer the question in the title: My answer is obviously "no". As long as the population is encouraged to be lawful while also being discouraged from committing crimes through naturally gained traits and/or through actual laws, people will remain lawful and avoid behaving immorally towards each other. Regardless if they believe in supernatural beings/laws or not.