Why do people believe in God?

[Paul the Human]

I've been trying to figure out why people believe in god(s) for almost as long as I can remember. I've asked a lot of believers (including here in these forums) to explain why they believe and I have never gotten what I consider a 'good answer'. I suspect that belief in god provides psychological and emotional comfort for many of them, so they choose to believe... because they want it to be true. Others believe because they have been told all their lives that god is real and the belief is deeply ingrained through indoctrination. Whatever the actual reason, each believer will be able to tell you they believe because of 'X', but as an atheist, 'X' is not likely to satisfy you, nor provide you with a reason to believe yourself.