In all fairness, paganism, voudoun and magick are more like shared ceremonial practices than “religions” in a conventional sense. And these ceremonies might well have instrumental value as mind-hacking devices: “worshiping” a voudun “form” probably primes your mind towards that form’s attributes (love, war etc.). This is especially useful in collective ceremonies, where it also acts as a screening/signaling device.
In all fairness, paganism, voudoun and magick are more like shared ceremonial practices than “religions” in a conventional sense. And these ceremonies might well have instrumental value as mind-hacking devices: “worshiping” a voudun “form” probably primes your mind towards that form’s attributes (love, war etc.). This is especially useful in collective ceremonies, where it also acts as a screening/signaling device.