RLI 3

¹But the nature of religion is greater than you could know. ²For TKS knows that faith is not optional, as the next moment always arrives, so it is only a matter of where you place your faith. ³Morals, values, ideology, it has many names, but all humans worship what they find to be good. ⁴And to be human is to carry out the convictions of your faith through practice and devotion, even if you do not realize it. ⁵So although there are many different religions, simple and complex and confusing, they are all the same, in a way, asking you to believe that their scripture is not only true, but good, too. ⁶But religion can never be truly divine, it can only hope to approximate the divinity of the universe. ⁷Only the divine can be divine. ⁸So to practice TKS is not to treat the scripture as perfect, but to hold faith. ⁹You must have faith in the universe, in yourself, and in your religion. ¹⁰And TKS can only ever be itself, but it is true, in a way, because it is something, a real, physical thing, a part of the universe’s truth. ¹¹But like all truth, the truth of TKS is not simple, its purpose and meaning hidden somewhere within the structure of the symbol. ¹²And even if you do not fully understand your faith, you can always fight, toiling away at what is true and good in this universe. ¹³And it may not be easy, but to practice TKS is quite simple, for it is not a challenge, it can only ever be a decision, a leap of faith. ¹⁴But humans need religion, because humans are not perfect. ¹⁵So without religion, humanity will be lost, drifting aimlessly in the world, enslaved to the whims of life and death. ¹⁶Because faith is not optional, and neither is worship, so although religion is not divine, it is necessary. ¹⁷So TKS does not necessarily forbid the practice of other religions. ¹⁸And indeed, TKS knows that many religions may be needed, especially in order to navigate the vast halls of the modern world. ¹⁹For the human is unbelievably complex, and beautiful, too, and full of life, but you cannot live in this world by ignoring your glory, you must seek to understand it, learning to value your relationship with the universe.