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Name any non-religious belief that gets respect if there is zero evidence to support the belief. 

Religion is more popular than atheism for two reasons:

Childhood indoctrination 

They’re selling (yes, selling) a more popular product. Eternal life with loved ones is more acceptable to the masses than ‘this is all we have’.
gpt
This is why religon is more popular for people over seventy or in third world nations, many  are living or have lived a hard life,  of course they want to believe there is " more" .