Religiosity

What’s the harm in religiosity?

What if we sit down for a meal with a group where everyone just pretends to eat? The bowls are empty, but we scoop up pretend food and go through the motions of chewing and swallowing. We continue to do this because everyone else around us is doing the same. Yet, we remain hungry. We then proceed to fill our hunger by going outside and eating garbage. We assume that these are our only options: empty religiosity which leaves us hungry and the subsequent futile attempts to fill ourselves with unsatisfactory fodder.

There is another option: Authentic faith. Authentic faith satisfies us; nothing else can.

Religiosity keeps us occupied, yet dissatisfied. We assume this ho-hum spirituality is all we can experience during our life on earth. It causes us to seek fulfillment elsewhere—in worldly accomplishments, materialism, and sensuality. So, yes, religiosity is harmful; it diverts and distracts us from authentic faith.