If you define religion as a way to organize groups by shared beliefs, rituals and scriptures, then yeah, definitely, this is how humans operate as social animals. By this definition this site is a religion of Yudkoswkyanism or something, with a living breathing prophet who occasionally visits and dispenses wisdom not otherwise available. Whether this description is accurate, I am not sure, and a lot of people would probably disagree, including the putative prophet himself. Regardless, the sense of belonging is a powerful way to improve one’s internal quality of life, and often become more productive, so in that sense religion is definitely “good”.
If you define religion as a way to organize groups by shared beliefs, rituals and scriptures, then yeah, definitely, this is how humans operate as social animals. By this definition this site is a religion of Yudkoswkyanism or something, with a living breathing prophet who occasionally visits and dispenses wisdom not otherwise available. Whether this description is accurate, I am not sure, and a lot of people would probably disagree, including the putative prophet himself. Regardless, the sense of belonging is a powerful way to improve one’s internal quality of life, and often become more productive, so in that sense religion is definitely “good”.