"According to the writer, atheists tend to exhibit the same sociological, psychological dependence on the intangible as religious folk do, even if the former reject the existence of anything supernatural."
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Though let’s be honest, the “moral imperative” is still utilitarian, you want to be judged by God a good person and get to go to heaven when you die.
That's not the position of the Bible-believing Christian. We believe that we've already been judged by God to be anything but a good person, and that no matter how good we might think we are, that is not nearly enough to "get to go to heaven."
Oh, I think they understand about being judged by [a] god - but in their case, THEY are god, and set their standards according to the way they want to behave.
Atheists DO do “good” things, but only to justify themselves in their own eyes to give substance to their belief that “I’m a good person”.
Caring isn’t super natural. Caring is a chemical brain reaction that can be tracked and triggered.