Answer:
1.Religion allows people to believe that their lives have a purpose.
2. Some people attest that it is religion that gives them the strength to keep going in life (“The Lord is my strength”).
3. Most people want to believe that there is more to reality than just the physical, scientific universe, and religion teaches us that indeed, there is.
4. The religious view that “everything happens for a reason” can be comforting during difficult times.
5. The religious view that “God has a plan for you” makes life seem less chaotic.