Religion is just about controlling others, simple as that, and it relies on the subject of that control being largely ignorant and hence unable to see that its of course a nonsense.
Do what I say, or an imaginary being will make you rot in hell forever etc, only works on people who dont question things.

Religion's answer to anyone who questions anything is "faith", which is the uttterly ridiculous concept, that although every ounce of inteligence in your body is informing you that all the things you are hearing are blatantly utter bollocks, you must just blindly believe it anyway, and this "faith" is then presented surrounded by positive language that makes it seem like a good thing to have, rather than a sign of ignorance and stupidity.