Is having a religion or not having one more good?
I'd say this question is one that has a category error. There reason is because the question is about morality, and the categories (adherence to religion, morality) do not have a direct mapping to each other. The nature of question rests upon the idea that religious people have a moral code to follow, while the non-religious do not. But the moral code of the religious people can be problematic, and the non-religious people may have a moral code of their own. As for the question of the existence of different moral codes, I'll kick that aside. That is because different perspectives exist, and there is no set of logical principles (and there never will be, at least by my religion) to determine objective morals. So then, regarding the question, my answer is this: Adherence to or Non-Adherence to a Religion is not an Indicator of Adherence to or Non-Adherence to a Moral Code. Religion provides a moral code. But that does not mean those who claim to adher to a religion follows the sa...