You cannot fully understand the world without understanding religion, which is a strong motivator of human behavior. Religious ideas have produced some of the most extreme examples of good and evil in human history. When you think about  the different religions, it is reasonable to ask some very basic questions: What is a religion and why does it exist? What are the beliefs and values that constitute a religion? What value to the individual and society does religion contribute or detract from? Is it inspired by the desire to find answers or by the desire to believe in a power greater than oneself? Or is it an evolutionary coping mechanism.? At this meeting, we will discuss how do we go about answering some of these fundamental questions.