“Meanwhile if you check with religious devotees they’ll likely tell you there are strict guidelines to follow if you wish to avoid burning in hell for all of eternity”

That’s a very western/Catholic/evangelical interpretation of the afterlife. I subscribe to the Eastern / Orthodox interpretation… which IMHO is far more sane and reasonable.

IOW I don’t buy into that strict guidelines bullshit. Unravelling the mysteries of God isn’t that black and white..