The carrot & the stick , heaven & hell unless your a devout Christian does preaching heaven & hell work?

I appreciate that others are concerned for my soul. No, wait a minute, they are concerned for their own. Preaching at me is going to save them. Hmm. Harmless self delusion. When the God squad preaches at me I can always find something more important to do. Like sorting my sock drawer, for instance. That has immediate benefit.