religion

What is religion according to you?
Religion is a set of beliefs and traditions followed by a group of people, generally related to their beliefs about God or a supernatural entity.

What makes people believe in religion?
People may often believe in religion because they feel emotionally secure by following it. It provides people with answers to questions that cannot be answered by science and rationalism.
It is a source of hope for people in despair and may help people handle difficulties and problems. However, people may also believe in religion for an identity, or economic reasons.

How easy is it to convert to a religion either from a previous non-religious or religious stance?
It will be very difficult to generalise as to how easy it is to convert to a religion either from another religion or a non-religious stance. This would depend on the situation and views of the person involved.
It will be relatively easy for a person, who is extremely poor and on the verge of starvation, to convert to another religion if he is lured by food, money or other material objects,
for example, Christian Missionaries have converted millions in Asia and Africa to Christianity using this method. At the same time, if the person is happy and content with his current religion, it will be dificult to get him to convert.
It will also depend on the nature of the religion, if a religion is rigid and and does not allow any views that contradict their religion, it will be difficult to convert from that religion to another religion, because of the alienation and possibly violence that the person will have to go through in that society.
To convert from a non-religious stance to a religion will depend on the rigidity or openness of the person involved. A rigid atheist is never likely to convert to a religion, but a non-believer who begins to perceive some aspects of a religion may convert to it more easily.

What needs do religion fulfil?
Religion often fulfils the emotional needs of human beings. They are a source of hope to people in despair. They often provide people with an identity, and the culture that comes along with religion.

What kind of biases are invlolved in religion?
Confirmation biases - as people only perceive that evidence that supports their pre-formed religious beliefs. Other biases may include national bias or cultural bias.