The Allegory of the Cave suites nicely with religious beliefs.

“Keep watching the shadows. There is nothing but the shadows. If someone says anything different they are wrong and you are correct. Feels good to be correct. Be correct with us.”

Being incorrect about things on a consistent and constant basis can be disheartening if you’re insecure. They are wrong about so many things all the time that it’s a nice change of pace to be right. Even if that means accepting “Noble Lies”.

Do t forget the non zero amount of people who vehemently believe that the earth sun and moon are flat and the Sol system isn’t heliocentric…

A blood death cult that got its start with child sacrifices…

But god is good…lol