I don't hate religion I just think that many people who have religion push their beliefs on others. I think that many problems are caused by religion and that religion serves as a comfort, hiding place for many people. I speak only for myself. I don't hate religion and I don't believe in it. "There are thousands of paths, they all lead nowhere. U must ask yourself one question:"Does this path have a heart?" If it does, the path is good, if it doesn`t it is of no use."
The last couple of lines in your post are aimed in the right direction.
If there were no formal religion, everybody would have reason to do anything that he wanted. The basis for this is that there is no authority greater than man, and one man is just as good as another. If my personal law suggests that I can go out and kill and steal to my heart's content, it would be just as good of a law as yours that suggests that you (or I) can't do these "bad" things. There would be anarchy.
Practically speaking, even if there were no revelation of any kind from God, there would always be religion. Why? Because people are always insecure about not knowing any of the future. The operations of the universe, nature, and life, are way too complicated and complex to allow anybody to see any of the future for a fact. People need security. They will always have religion for such security.
Even if science were not a religion, ask yourself, how much does science really know? How much can it really do? The complexity of the universe has made it so that, even with the best of science that is around, we can't use it to extend our lives even to 200 years. But, if there is science that can do this, it requires a lot of machinery and equipment to make it work for one person. The slaves that make it work for one person will die. Thus, the science god isn't any better than any other god.
The point is, even though wars are fought because of differences in religion, religion is necessary because it suggests the good and right things to do to make community living a working thing. Otherwise there would be anarchy... real anarchy of each person against everyone else.
