Sal,
I know this is not the right place for this discussion.
But isn't faith engraved in one's mind by education?
You are conditioned to think that way because of the education you received, independently of god being what you think or what I think.
My point is, have you had the destiny of being born in a non religious family, you would have had the chance of still being a very nice person and free to do many things that you cannot do because you have been conditioned to surrender to the limits imposed on you.