The real religion?

[bennyboy]

Then I'd say that you have no idea what "good evidence" actually is.

What is the purpose of religion if not internal harmony with God and creation?

The presence of joy is at least a good indicator of the absence of cognitive dissonance and existential angst.

Since many of our world views are about the self, then the surrender of the self to a supposed greater power can allow dropping a lot of weight.  If you no longer need to take personal responsibility, if you really believe everything is taken care of for you, then this certainly can allow for a sense of peace.

But this says more about human psychology than about the existence of this or that god or spiritual idea.  Allow me if I may:

"I know I cannot succeed alone, for I did not create myself.  I therefore surrender my entire being to the Sun, the source of all life on Earth.  I surrender my self to the dirt, from whence I came and to which I will soon enough return.  The energy and body through which I live are borrowed, and I surrender myself to the Great Lender."

See, even an atheist could do something like this, and achieve harmony as just a child of the Universe.  No Sky Daddy required.