The Real purpose of Religion

Don't get me wrong I believe that there is some divine being out there (there has to be something). One of my favourite sayings is "It is impossible to create something from nothing, however the universe was created from nothing at the beginning of time, so in theory anything is possible ". So that proves that anything is truly possible, it just might not be probable. I also believe that Religion is one of the most important foundations of our society, but take what I say to heart, actually think about it and it will make a lot of sense.

Why it might not exists...

• Religion was first made up by nomads and our ancient ancestors thousands of years ago. They did this to explain the things that didn't make sense to them. They had a god to explain the way the river moved, why the nile flooded, why lightning and thunder were made, and even for the sun, moon, and stars. Do we have gods for all of these things...NO! That is because we have proven with science why all of this stuff happens.
• The egyptians pretended to be direct links to the gods for one reason only. It gave them ultimate power, and allowed them to rule in fear. Think about it if a person simply claims he, and only he can talk to the gods, how can anyone disprove him (especially back then), and no one would dare go against him. This was a perfect opportunity to exploit people's beliefs and to instill new ones.
• How can there be so many different religons. I understand that Christianity, Judiasm, etc are alike, but how can religons like budhism, Christianity, Hinduism, etc all exist when the all contradict eachother. It is impossible, there can't be a true after life (christianity) if re-incarnation also exists (Hinduism).
• Why am I told to pray for petty things in my everyday life, when there are starving kids in africa or people being murdered in the city. It wouldn't make sense for a just god to answer my prayers when people are starving, homeless, and innocents are being killed...

Why it is still important...

• Religion is a very important structure for the government. If there was no religion think about how much more crime there would be. If we knew for sure that there was no hell, and no penalty in the after life, or if there wasn't even an after life many, MANY more people would commit crimes. Religion helps to safe guard our society and keeps people in check.
• Religion gives hope to those that have no hope. It gives people a reason to live, and even in our darkest hour we can still have a glimpse of light, even if it is only in our own souls.
• Besides like a said earlier, I do believe that there is SOMETHING out there. It wouldn't make sense if there wasn't. It is also possible that we just can't comprehend it, we won't know until the day we die. Either we will poof into nothingness, or move onto the after life. None the less, we still need to act like decent human beings to eachother because even if there is not a true hell in the after life. We will be creating a hell on Earth that all of us will have to endure, and we won't even have a choice.