If all was well and good in the world, there would be no religion as we know it.  If life were fair and just, if death did not await us all, if bigotry and hatred did not exist, there would be no religion as we know it because there would be no need for it.  But life is not that rosy.  Facing it is a daily battle—an effort many do not have the willpower to win.  Millions of people no longer go to church or pray to a god, but when crisis strikes, many of these same people plead for divine help.  The conflicts and problems in our lives are complex, with no easy answers.  Caught between the fabled “rock and a hard place,” a miracle may be all that can help.  Good doesn’t always prevail over evil.  This is the hard fact of life.  Nice people lose everything in floods.  Children of loving parents get killed by drunk drivers.  We watch our parents get old and die.  We grow older and our friends and loved ones begin to pass away.  This emotional havoc can be too much stress for people to take.  It is at these times we start pondering why we are here.  We think about the meaning of our lives.  We need purpose to our lives and all people need hope.  For those who cast off religion without a substitute, the search for a meaning to life can be disappointing.  People often find the comfort of religion is a welcome tilt in the balance of life, particularly if the scales are loaded against them. 

This is only a short summary of this topic.  To find out more, please get Why Adam and Eve Created God.