Is Religion Important?
Posted on 22 July 2025 by Mohammad Ali Hasan Amiruddin — 3 min
This question isn’t something that can be answered outright. If I say yes, you might disagree. If I say no, then I might be the one who disagrees. Isn’t answering a question supposed to be fair — for the sake of lasting logical clarity? After all, you want to be right, and I don’t want to be wrong 😁. But this isn’t about winning or losing. It goes deeper than that. It’s about what’s logical — or not.
Before we answer, maybe we should borrow a bit of Einstein’s concept of relativity. Whether something is important or not depends on context. A raincoat doesn’t seem very important — until it rains. And when it does, suddenly that raincoat is more valuable than a telescope! So the idea of “importance” depends entirely on how much we need something.
So — is religion important?
It’s still too early to give a clear answer. There are many factors we haven’t considered — especially those related to what it means to be human.
Humans aren’t driven purely by material dynamics. We also operate through emotion — through ego — a dimension so complex that even science has no empirical formula to measure or analyze it. We experience countless emotional states: happiness, sadness, anxiety, satisfaction, disappointment, and so on. These all have patterns and developmental stages. That’s why they need to be managed properly — not only for optimal living, but to prevent self-destruction.
It’s like uranium: if managed well, it produces energy. If not, it can radiate destruction. Ego is the same. And the best framework we have to manage ego — doesn’t come from science. It comes from religion.
Religion doesn't try to compete with science on empirical grounds. Instead, it focuses on something deeper — the very reason science exists in the first place. Every scientific breakthrough claims to serve human progress, happiness, and fulfillment. But in practice, what has science actually produced? It has advanced civilization, yes — but often with a side effect of psychological imbalance. Depression. Anxiety. Even suicide. These are real, and disturbingly common.
Why? Because no amount of data can teach someone how to regulate their soul.
So, can you manage your ego with equations? Can you find peace by calculating your neural patterns? The only framework that even attempts to answer this is religion.
So again, is religion important?
That depends. Do you care about yourself? Do you care about your emotional well-being? Do you seek fulfillment in life?
If you don’t care about yourself — or your ego — or your own sense of purpose, then religion probably won’t matter to you. And that’s okay. You can still survive without religion, without self-awareness, even without meaning. But the quality of your life in that state? That’s another question entirely.