Which is scarier: an all-powerful deity or your mom?

The Catholic version of guilt is coming from a more ethereal “on-high” place: a judgmental and all-seeing Higher Power. The penalty for not following the instructions of this being? Only eternal damnation. That's high-pressure stuff, but also shouldn't imply that Jewish Guilt is somehow weaker. That comes from a more tangible place, from your friends and family, from your community. The penalty for not following those instructions? Being ostracized.
http://www.psmag.com/books-and-culture/no-god-will-help-you