Why people are religious

[abaris]

Some people it's fear.

Some people it's tradition.

Some people it's social stigma if you don't believe you will get unowned by family and friends. 

Some people it's a life or death deal. 

Some people it's due to education reasons.

Some people it's due to they are ignorance and unwillingness to accept fact over fantasy. 

There are other reasons but this is just the general bit of it.

Well, hey, I would have loved to continue believing, but it was impossible. I never was a staunch believer, but knowing what I know about the world, it's history and the universe, I just couldn't muster any belief anymore. I can actually lay my hands on the final moment. 1990, summer, when I sat in a clearing in the woods and started to reflect on what I knew and what I believed. It was a catholic way of the Cross. I sat there, looking at the images and suddenly I came to the conclusion of all this being too simplistic. It sasddened me, as I said, but there was no turning back from that point.