- the pursuit for individual and social well being imho is intrinsic for us as a species

- you cannot break physical laws

- if you try to live against human nature as a social being it probably have a bad outcome, e.g. if you murder or steal it might have a backlash sooner or later

- religious rules were usually developed for thousands of years, and would not have survived that long if they had not at least a little benefit for most, individually and/or socially.

Many are outdated, though following some routines as a structure or frame of living seems to keep a human being happy