To chime in on the religion conversion. I don't care at all. I'm the level below what an atheist is, because saying you're an atheist (to me at least) means you care enough about religion to brand yourself something. I just don't give a shit.
The human race has a propensity to "pigeon hole" people into categories so they can feel "safe" with their own "type", due to educational, religious, cultural habits/beliefs.
Power drives everything, the power over people, & the best way is either controlling resources, or having loads of money, or "control". Religion is a nice way of "control" which means power, & then comes money from that power.
Funny thing is virtually all the old religious texts are just a book of simple rules to live by, & originally stating "don't worship false idols, don't lust after money or power" etc.....& yet every single one has been "updated" & re-interpreted & twisted so that those in religious power can have more control over people.