Religion/god is just wishful thinking.

[Ryantology]

There is definitely more than a fear of death involved. There is also the cowardice of total submission to authority, the toxic fellowship one feels when they are part of a group which considers itself better than everyone else, the childish desire for ridiculously complex questions to have simple answers, the avarice of desiring a mansion in heaven, the ability to ameliorate one's self-hatred by justifying it with sin, the arrogance which makes one want to be a special snowflake in someone's eyes. For some, it is merely a tool used to gain influence, power or money. At best, it is a social gathering for people who have nothing better to do than waste Sunday mornings going to church and making fun of what their neighbors are wearing.