if it wasn't for organized religions, people would not have a belief in god, god was invented as a way to control entire societies. people have always decided who and what god is, and how powerful god is, people only know what other people have taught them about god, but outside of religious writings there is no evidence that any god has ever actually communicated with people. it is the people who have always pulled the strings.
Religion is the opiate of the masses and the Bible is a hatchet job edited by fallible men with an agenda altruistic in nature or not.
Again none of this is new insight.
It is common knowledge that humanity would not exist without the religious roots we share.
Luckily you now have the right to believe whatever you want mostly free from persecution. You should enjoy it rather than wasting time raging against the dying machine that is religion/organised religion.
There will always be a need for religion because some people need to believe there is more, that we mean more.
There will always be a need for religion because people need to belong.
There will always be a need for religion because morality needs to be unionized.
