It can be very comforting and reassuring to have a sky daddy to turn to when you are in trouble. If you have been raised with this belief, it almost becomes even more important because for you, that sky daddy
was real. You
did talk to him in your prayer. He
did listen to you. At least in your mind. Experienced reality is reality, in someway.
When I was still a closeted ex-Muslim, I caught myself starting to pray to god for some rather trivial matter but which was important for me. In the middle of the prayer I thought to myself, what am I doing? Intellectually, I don't even believe that there is anything that can hear me, or answer me. But emotionally, I still needed that.
Muslims will often use this to "prove" that belief in god is natural to us, that god's existence is somehow a fact because it is part of our fitrah. It has nothing to do with that. Now, even in my most difficult life-crisis, I have no need whatsoever to call upon god. I deal with life as it is, and I have ridden myself with the insecurity that really is a huge part of why people have the need to believe in god in the first place.
As for a religious framework to figure out what is right and wrong, I like to quote Richard Dawkins on this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29JEMasi3awReligious morality is often absolute morality. I'd rather put the time and effort spent on figuring out what "god" wants in arriving at a morality that is reasoned, tried and well thought out instead of following religious rules set in stone. The so called "wisdom" behind this or that rule is often not the entire truth. Sexual morality is not just about "what is best for society", it is also about what is best for the men in power. It is about keeping certain members of the society out of power. You can figure out why something is bad or good without bringing god or religion into the picture. In the end, isn't it human beings who are analyzing "god's" scriptures and coming up with all these "reasons"?
Besides, I really don't care for absolute extremes in anything. I'm not entirely OK with "unrestricted" sexuality in the sense that people have uncontrolled one-night stands with random people, unprotected sex, or pregnancies outside a relationship with several different men. It's because it can lead to problems and issues both for the individual and the society at large. But I won't legislate that pre-marital sex must now be prohibited. You can have as many sexual partners you want, as long as you don't engage in risky behavior (having protected sex, being sober, making sure that you're not in bed with some psycho). I'm not very fond of people spending fortunes on plastic surgeons, basically pumping plastic and silicon into their bodies because of some distorted beauty ideal. But I won't legislate against it, people must be free to chose what they want.
Instead of restricting people's freedom and choices, it is better to spend that time, effort and money into making the world a better place. instilling healthy and sound values, making sure the gap between people in the world is minimized giving everyone a bearable standard of living. Look at what professor Hans Rosling says about this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sqnptxlCcw
Topic: Many questions and thoughts still trouble me