Religious belief's primary goal has never been to explain things like 'why does it rain' or 'how old is the Earth' and most people who lost their faith didn't l

Religious belief's primary goal has never been to explain things like 'why does it rain' or 'how old is the Earth' and most people who lost their faith didn't lose it because of these explanations. Religion has many roles, a system of social organization, a cultural identity marker and so forth. The anthropology of religion discusses this at length.