Open AccessArticle by Joeri Schrijvers School of Philosophy, North-West University Potchefstroom, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa Religions 2023, 14(4), 550; https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14040550 (registering DOI) Received: 7 March 2023 / Revised: 30 March 2023 / Accepted: 11 April 2023 / Published: 19 April 2023 (This article belongs to the Special Issue Transcendence and Happiness: New Perspectives from Religion and Philosophy) Abstract : This essay serves two purposes.