what is religion

Religion is a complex and multifaceted concept that encompasses a range of social-cultural systems, including behaviors, practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, and more, that generally relate humanity to supernatural, transcendental, and spiritual elements. It is also about human beings' relation to that which they regard as holy, sacred, absolute, spiritual, divine, or worthy of especial reverence. Different definitions of religion exist, ranging from broad to narrow, but in general, it can be described as a unified system of thoughts, feelings, and actions that is shared by a group and that gives its members an object of devotion, someone or something sacred to believe in, such as a god or a spiritual concept. Religion also involves a code of behavior or personal moral conduct by which individuals may judge the personal and social consequences of their actions and the actions of others. It often deals with the supernatural or the spiritual and attempts to answer questions that science does not address, such as the meaning of life and what happens after death