Spillover thead

[gstanford]

1. Vehicle for charity
2. Vehicle for community
3. Gives the downtrodden a sense of hope, reason to go on.
4. Gives a 90% good moral compass.
5. Gives comfort to the grieving
6. Provides a sense of order to the world.

You can have all of the above without needing religion.

Some people just need a crutch to lean on (usually people who can't be bothered thinking for themselves and want others to think for them) and manipulative types are only too happy to provide the crutch (for a price).