Why Religion Has a Vital Function in Society

I am going to make one last attempt to explain religion and close the gap a little bit with “science” people.

I’m not writing this because I disrespect religious people — I think a lot of things in religion are genius.

Here we go.

The point of religion is that you believe something first, and then you move on to a “lighter” variant. In that sense, religion is like Santa Claus. Every kid loves Santa Claus. Nobody complains about Santa Claus afterwards. But the point isn’t whether he’s real or not (of course he is — wink wink).

Religion is like that too. The point is the experience, the believing, the understanding of what it feels like to fundamentally believe something — and then later understanding it’s more nuanced than that.

So, you let go of the higher-power aspect, but you still keep the presents.

The “presents” are the fruits of knowledge. Here is a list of religious-type experiences I’ve had:

• Energy as a force field around me — I still see that every night.

• The inside of your body appearing visible.

• Finding Adam’s apple (hint: it’s in your body).

• “Rebirth levels” of consciousness — experiencing your body and the earth as if it’s your very first step ever.

• Visions of beings from other planets visiting me.

• Visiting paradise (hint: you’re already there).

• Understanding what consciousness is.

• And many more.

Religion basically contains all the good things. It’s spectacular.

The problem is: when you’re not an adult yet (and I consider that at least 40 years old), you have no clue what you’re doing, and you are vulnerable to extreme viewpoints. Everyone who is 40+ is like, “It’s not completely religion, but also not completely scientific.” You get humbled. That’s why you can get wrecked from age 18–40. You think you know things (I was like that too), but no — you really don’t.

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What Religion Used to Be

I grew up in a family where Sunday was a day everyone visited each other. Sunday was a day for others, not for yourself. It was also a day when shops were closed and you didn’t drive a car, since both are good for the environment. We lived very religiously. My great-grandmother always had church songs on the TV when we walked in on Sunday.

Do you know how often we talked about a higher power? Never. Maybe one or two family members believed (my great-grandmother definitely did), but besides that, nobody cared. In fact, most people couldn’t stand religion — while we were living super religiously ourselves.

Sunday was also a day of drawing, creating, making things. That’s what “creation” traditionally means.

My point is this: there is way more to life than “Is something real or not?” Religion and religious traditions are real — and important for a lot of people. A lot of people in science completely miss the point. The point is not who is right.

We live in a time where science and technology shine more than ever. Do you know who is more unhappy than ever? Everyone.

Religion used to play a big role in connecting people. Church is a place where you can stop the competition you have with others (and yourself) for three seconds, and everything just is. That gives peace. You listen to each other.

I am a 37-year-old man now. When I walk around, it feels like I’m living in the Matrix. All I see are people who can’t function as normal human beings. Everyone is disconnected (headphones everywhere). These may sound like the complaints of an old man, but you shouldn’t underestimate how much life has changed. There used to be far more contact between people. Now it’s normal to go to the gym with your phone and headphones and never talk to anyone. You don’t have to talk to anyone — but it’s still strange to disconnect yourself completely via technology.

Again: if science and technology are so smart, then why is everyone so lonely and depressed? Religion has a vital function in society.

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I Want to Start With Religion, But I Don’t Know How

Please know that there are very smart people walking this earth who are neither in the 100% science camp nor in the 100% religion camp. You can take a moment of silence from time to time. You don’t need to be in a church to be in church. You also don’t need to believe in a higher power to be religious.

I come in good faith.

I am going to give you the greatest secret of our universe.

The inside of your body is visible.

But since life is multidimensional, your body makes the inside visible through different dimensions.

For instance: feelings, thoughts, the weight of your head, electricity in your brain (you can “grab” your brain on the inside of your skull and squeeze the electricity in it), emotional states like anger, small things, big things. My favorite one is to use my body only through tension (the tension you feel when you’re nervous).

When you add everything together, you can fly through your own body. You can fly from thought to thought, move from small to big, even access your own DNA. After a while, you get to know yourself from so many dimensions. You know all your thoughts, all your feelings — it’s a lot of fun. I have spent so many hours travelling through my own body, it’s unimaginable.

They already knew this in biblical times. There are a lot of references, like Adam’s apple (the thing in your throat). It’s a lot of fun.

“Quantum physics, classical mechanics, and religion can perfectly coexist. They exist in different dimensions,” says Mary.