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Religion is a tool to explain that which cannot be explained. That's why it's faith. You take that leap of faith to believe in God.
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Why is religion and faith necessary to explain things which cannot be explained, though?
I don't know what caused the Big Bang, or what (if anything) existed prior to the Big Bang. I don't know what happens to matter once it crosses the event horizon of a black hole. But I don't feel it necessary to invent a bogus story about an all-powerful magical space pixie to explain those things. I simply accept the fact that those things are currently unknown to scientists, but perhaps one day in the future we'll learn more about them.
It's a very big stretch to go from "I can't explain how the universe began" to "everything in the universe was created by God. Also, Jesus loves you and died for your sins."