When law and duty are one, united by religion, you never become fully conscious, fully aware of yourself. You are always a little less than an individual.
Religion often partakes of the myth of progress that shields us from the terrors of an uncertain future.
Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality.
To attempt seeing Truth without knowing Falsehood. It is the attempt to see the Light without knowing the Darkness. It cannot be.