1 should not be the group effect you mentioned. People are not satisfied with the real world and pursue transcendence, which is a deep desire of human beings. In other words, the pursuit of the other side of the world is one of the deepest requirements of human beings, which represents a higher moral realm than the real world, that is, a super moral realm. Religion just meets this requirement of human beings. Without religion, human beings have to be confined to the real world and isolated from the spiritual world.

It is normal that you are not religious. China people have always been weak in religious consciousness, but this does not mean that China people do not pursue a higher realm. Because in addition to religion, philosophy can reach a higher level, and it is more direct and pure, because philosophy has no religious superstition and imagination. In fact, the core part of the so-called religion must be philosophy, and every major religion is a superstructure of philosophy plus certain superstitions, doctrines, etiquette and systems. In a word, you are not a religion for two reasons. First, you are very philosophical. Second, you are cut off from the spiritual world.

3. If you want to make this problem clear, I suggest reading A Brief History of Chinese Philosophy by Feng Youlan, the first chapter is very detailed.