On Religion

Despite all its criticism religion serves one important purpose. 

There is inequality, injustice, misery, disease, death etc. With such instability and unpredictability religion and belief in God gives some sanity and purpose to the life of masses. 

For person from Abrahmic faith it helps him when he starts thinking that this world is an examination— a testing ground. You do your good work refrain from sin and you will get justice in after life. 

Fro person from Indic faiths it helps him when he starts thinking that he will meted a good life in the nextlife. Whatever he is suffering is from the bad accumulated karmas of the past. 

It might look lazy and not being productive but it gives a relief to the believer from all these worldly troubles. 

Life in itself is meaningless.  It gives a meaning to the believers life.