Well, it doesn't look that way to me. It looks to me like secular humanism is the best way of life, and it appears that all places which have adopted governments based on its principles have magnified the quality of life for its citizens infinitely.
Governments which have adopted this or that religion seem to have diminished their citizens' qualities of life and tend to be oppressive hellholes with very few civil liberties and harsh punishments for breaking silly taboos.
I think the reason this happens in countries that bases themselves on religion is because religion is used as a weapon. people that usually look to lead have a lust for power to some degree. They are easily corrupted and then, in turn sell their corrupted ideas to their people for personal gain.