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Out of utility, yes, church helps. When I was a non-christian, I tried church but walked out because it felt like a cult. What worked for me instead was just listening to enough Alan Watts to soften my spirituality, then hearing enough intellectual explanations about the Bible from Jordan Peterson's Bible lecture series, Jonathan Pageau's videos on symbolism, or Bible Project explainer videos. Then Church started making sense that the utility started meshing with its meaning.