Sorry, Jeremiah; maybe you are listening, but it doesn't seem like you are. And by listening, I don't mean agreeing with. I mean acknowledging that respondents have given several reasons why religion can be needed instead of dismissing what they are saying and declaring "I think the reaction here shows how much people want there to be a need for religion but how much they are unable to produce one." Respondents to your thread have produced one. Several, actually. You're either not listening to what they are saying or are willfully choosing to ignore/distort what they are saying.