Pl read the book completely. You are dawing hasty conclusions by reading just one para.
I have no quarrels with the believers for I know for sure that it is like a "crutch" for them. However no religion is better than the other.
Pl visit the web of "ACtual Freedom - the third alternative" This an alternative to organized religions and do not have the rigidity of atheism. It will also enrich your knowledge about the reasons for some of the human behaviour.