Alpha IS a kind person, albeit a mislead one.
Religion is nothing more than a quest for answers to the basic questions of existence, asked since mankind has progressed enough to have the mental capacity to ask them.
-Where did we come from?
-What is our purpose?
-What happens when we die?
-What are those lights in the sky?
-Where did we come from?
-etc, upon etc,
Religion is merely the localized musings of humans trying to answer these questions, propegated through word of mouth for years upon years uppn years- then written down, sometimes intertwined within our own history and called scripture, then paraded as "truth". That is why there is so much religion in the world, some made more famous because of the people who believed in it, some not so famous, and yes, some long since forgotten.
Truth is, Religion constantly separates mankind, which causes eternal conflict. Religion MUST be eradicated in order for paradise to be realized. Otherwise, there will always be war, suffering and difference of opinion. Welcome to Earth, human!