I tried to put this little thought on the site a few days ago but everything went spastic and I couldn't even log out. Here goes another attempt.

No one here has yet even come up with a definition of "God" let alone offered any proof for the existence of such an entity. But I read a description of "religion" that said it is the personal beliefs we hold but cannot prove that we each use to give meaning to our lives. We all have them, even atheists.

I've mentioned on this thread that it is sort of impossible to actually prove anything. Did Newton really prove that every action always has an equal and opposite reaction? Many cultures were using the basic idea before his time: What is hateful to you do not do to others, karma, utu, consciousness and energy creates reality, yin and yang, as you sow so shall you reap, hubris, what goes round comes round, etc. There may be some point along this continuum beyond which we can have no proof. The belief then becomes religion.