Why would you want to believe in god?

[robvalue]

A few reasons that seem evident to me over the years:

1) Being uncomfortable not having answers to big questions

2) Hating the idea that nothing is ultimately in charge and looking after things

3) Needing to feel special

4) Fear of death

5) Unwillingness to accept morality is man made and subjective

These are all non-indoctrination reasons, but I'm sure people predisposed to these kind of emotional reasons are easier to indoctrinate. However, when they get them young enough everyone is vulnerable

Also, it's so much less work to grab hold of a bag of "complete" answers than it is to go learn stuff.