A reason why people remain religious

[Polaris]

Most people need something to cling to, be that religion or whatever, even an atheist can cling to their beliefs or lack of beliefs.

I do find there are atheists who do just that....that their lack of belief is somehow an identity. That's why I'm starting to like humanists more as I see them as emphasizing the value of their humanity over their lack of beliefs; then again, humanists can also be theists so maybe that's the reason why.