I'm in awe of the universe but I don't necessarily believe there's an intelligence or agent behind it. I do have a passion for the visual in religious rituals though even though they may be completely empty and bereft of substance. The incense is powerful and provocative whether Buddhist or Catholic.
The promises of this world are for the most part vain phantoms and to confide in one's self and become something of worth and value is the best and safest course.