Man sometimes faces some such situations in life which he is not able to understand. He expresses his curiosities to others about the same and concedes his helplessness in the matter. It is difficult to say how religion has come to the modern form.
It may be said that on the basis of his beliefs regarding supernatural Miracles man conceived of a religion. The time and place has created differences in these faiths. The development of science cleared many doubts from the mind of man as he gradually came out of many superstitions.
However, this does not mean that man needs now no religion because of development of science. It may be true that the modern man does not believe in Miracles and Blesses like his ancestors, but his need for a religion still exists.
Religion Enhances Self-Importance: Religion enhances the self-importance of a person, expands one’s self to infinite proportions. Man unites himself with the Infinite and feels ennobled. The society also gains from the self-flattery provided by religious belief and man tends to become aware of his willpower. Religion assures a greater reward in the afterlife to worldly failures than to successful life and hence motivates one towards good causes as well. Such kind of assurance encourages members to continue to play their part in society.
Religion Explains Individual Suffering: To understand the reasons for your suffering and your purpose of life, it is very important for a person to have religious knowledge that empowers a person to find answers to these questions. Man does not live by knowledge alone and is an emotional creature, we are related to our moral behavior more openly than our academic fields. Religion serves to the emotions of the man in times of his sufferings and disappointment when we become confused about sufferings in our life and do not know which way to choose. On God religion puts faith and entertains the belief that some unseen power moves in mysterious ways to make even his loss meaningful and sufferings meaningful and the reason behind the suffering is revealed. In this way, religion gives release from sorrow and release from fear. It helps man to bear his frustration and integrate his personality with the proper knowledge of all the deeds and misdeeds with the reason for sufferings.
