Why A Discussion On Religion Draw Such Huge Response Than Any Other?

Although religion brings a lot of response, the two topics i see with the most involvement are make money and make extra money, I guess more people are interested in making money than worrying about their spirit, soul or trying to debunk said.

This question reminds me of an observation that I made while talking to my friend's father-this is some 30 years back and I was fresh from college, that it is only in countries like India that religion is given so much importance that it becomes the basis for all strife. I was alluding to the very frequent Hindu-Muslim riots that used to take place in my student days. The situation has improved lots today. I was of the opinion that in the West religion never is the basis of strife! Some enlightened political reason or the struggle for economic supremacy or survival would be the cause. Then he(my friend's father) reeled off example after example of the basis of every war being RELIGION! He started with the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Irish-English strife, and so on. I felt overwhelmed -how did it miss my perception that it is so! Your question has made me remember this discussion I had years ago. Religion seeks to answer the most fundamental needs and quest of Humans. Who am I? Why am I here? What is the purpose of Life? Is it merely a mechanical cycle in which -to be born, learn, earn, marry, reproduce, and die- I am helplessly stuck? May be Science gives or has some answers for some of the questions- which to most people is not thrilling enough or satisfactory. So, they drop or agree to drop some of their Logic and go about doing a little free association to find the answers. Religions provide each in their own way some answers. May be many of the answers are flawed or unsatisfactory like those of Science. But sometimes the answers are soothing, whatever be their veracity or level of Universal Appeal. What leads to inter-religious strife and spat is the intolerance among followers of various religions. If at all anybody should apply their thinking minds[or whatever they have learned in the name of Science] it should be to develop the humility/discretion to accept all answers by religions are valid tentatively - so there is nothing, absolutely nothing, sacrosanct about any answer provided by any particular religion.Such a stance by the follower of any religion would reduce strife all over the world, and lesser and lesser number of people would despise religion, viewing it as a trouble creator! In sum people's interest in religion is high because it addresses the most fundamental questions that arise in the human mind!

Religion is important and interesting to me, so I'm naturally attracted to these topics. Plus I learn a lot from reading what others think. It also helps me to make corrections in my point of views.

My observation, so far, has been that people tend to AVOID religious questions entirely, and opt for questions that are "easier" to answer (and questions that are less likely to have respondants erupt in arguments/anger). I personally add to this, as I try to stay AS FAR AWAY from religious discussions as possible (the same goes with political ones).