People are susceptible to these visions so that they get easily in the power of the various religious swindlers. Therefore they need no state, only a people's general sense of guilt is amply sufficient. The Roman Catholic Church knows the institute of a 'mediator' who puts in with God a good word for the poor sinners on earth. Christ and his mother Mary serve this purpose. But in the churches of the Reformation people have a direct connection with their god.
Every religion is a dangerous delusion.
They corrupt the real truth with a view to take power over the people by frightening them with the revenge of a merciless god who continuously keeps an eye on them.