Reply #27: I think there are many things that try to fill the religious need

[More Than A Feeling]

It could be your favorite sports team, or your job, or your political party, or your family/ country. But your sports team will lose, you may get fired or retire, your political party will lose or support things you don't, and family and country do not last forever.

You think religion causes problems? Just imagine making any of the things listed above the ultimate purpose of people's lives.

Perhaps the answer is really that humans need to believe in something that won't let them down or disappear. If I may be allowed to editorialize, I think that attempting to fill the need with something not religious is futile for the reason I outlined above.