Does religion produce unique sensations?

[Dystopia]

Often I hear the conversation between religious apologists and secularists/atheists and one of the arguments used is that we can achieve anything religion does without it trough secular means - So if we can just dump religion and still do the good things  (like having a sense of community and a common "spiritual goal") we would be better as a society.

I fundamentally agree that the reason religion appeals to many people is because of the social advantages, the sense of community and "teamwork", the fact you can meet new people and even get married in a sacred wedding, believing in a higher cause - Many of these things can be achieved trough other means, so we don't need religion. But... I think there's something else. There's something almost "magical" about the brain of a devout religionist - They feel entitled to moral superiority, they truly believe to be right most, if not all the time, they think only them know the absolute truth and they believe they'll go to heaven after dying - There's a tremendous dissonance here, religionists think they are right, and sometimes it seems to me that even if they try they can't stop believing.

There's a certain effect religion has on people that I don't think other means achieve. I can't really say what it is, but what other institution leads people to feel so entitled, to kill, insult and hate others? What other institution in society makes people so committed that they will gladly sacrifice many of life's pleasures and activities just to hypothetically go to heaven? Why are people so blindfolded towards the lack of evidence and seem to be convinced they are right? I'm not a religionist, but I'm fascinated by why people believe. It seems to me there must be something unique that makes religion attractive, I don't know what it is though.

Politics and culture can lead people to a sense of entitlement and commitment as well, but the level of work people put into it is not comparable. No one in a democratic society will tell you that you're going to hell if you decide to stop being a liberal, or a conservative, or a communist. No one will tell you to blindly believe in a political ideology - You're supposed to buy books, listen to politicians and decide which is more right or less right, but hardly anyone threatens you or kills you for leaving - At the most, you may disappoint a few folks and obviously be criticized by opposite ideologies on the political spectrum.

Culture is a part of human societies, but most people just follow the most well known and accepted cultural norms, like not working on sundays and celebrating certain holidays, speaking a certain language, going to specific places and dressing in a specific way.

In the mind of a religionist, anyone who doesn't believe is going to hell - And the religionist genuinely wants to save people, he/she feels sorry for us, they think we are lost souls, they deliver us speeches and try to convert us with the best of intentions, and they think whatever goes against their belief is a sign of moral decay and Satan doing his work - In fact, even something as important as science can be attributed to Satan as a way to dismiss god's work.

So what do you think? Is there an unique feeling or variable in religion that makes it attractive? Why or why not?