We’re at a weird point culturally. There doesn’t seem to be anything that’s not religious. Maybe this was the historical norm for humans and the more recent past is the aberration. Either way, it’s a big change from the era I grew up in.
At this point, the sciences and social sciences, or any other attempt to understand reality and the humans who inhabit and form patterns within it, are insufficient. They are one-dimensional and likely to lead to blind corners. It feels necessary to study myths, cults, religions, their formation, dynamics, narratives, history, theology, and cosmology. These are more illuminating and useful for navigating the current age than anything else.
I don’t know if this is good or bad, but it’s certainly strange and requires change.