Religion as a reason to do the right thing

Socrates believes that Religion serves the central purpose of giving people reason to do the right thing. He sees that as religions central and most important function. Another function mentioned is the social benefits that religion can provide, however I believe one key point of religion is being missed. Religion provides people a way of coping with death. People do what there religion says is right hoping that in there "after life" they will be treated well. This goes along with the point Socrates makes. The one thing I believe was left out was how religion helps people cope with the deaths of others. This is the one area of religion Socrates seems to miss. This is one scenario where I believe somebody can make great gains without ever using sound logic. If one chooses to believe in religion, which is a purely emotional decision, they can receive aid in coping with the death of a loved one. While I am not religious I can see how this benefits millions of people around the world. This is one area of religion I believe Socrates missed, and it is not a huge surprise because he didn't believe that listening to emotion to make a decision was a good idea.