Maybe so, but raising a child up in fear of terrifying outcomes for misdeeds, watched by a being that sees them 24/7 just like Santa Claus tends to make them more domesticated.It's not the "eternal damnation" that these punks need to be afraid of but the real world and immediate punishments that their fellow man is willing to inflict upon them - fear of "eternal damnation" only works if they believe that such things exist.