海德格認為，在天地神終有一死者的四重關係中，存有意義會自我開顯，當然，存有意義中也包括了宗教意義，而這四重關係中唯有終有一死者是理性所能掌握，因此，若能確保理性不受扭曲與宰制，便能確保人可以獲得不受扭曲的宗教意義。
哈伯瑪斯在溝通理論中提到，溝通的社會行為可以讓人運用理性而不受理性所宰制，因此，若人能在生活世界中保持溝通的理性，不僅能確保宗教意義在四重關係中不受扭曲的自我開顯，也能讓人在生活世界中獲取生存的意義。

Heidegger claimed that among the four elements of the fourfold relationship－earth and sky, divinities and mortals－the meanings of being would be disclosed. Undoubtedly, the meanings of being include religious meanings. In this interactive relationship, mortals are the only ones that can be controlled by rationality. Therefore, if people can keep rationality from being distorted and dominated, they are sure to acquire undistorted and undominated religious meanings.
In the theory of communication, Habermas mentioned that the communicative action could help people make good use of rationality and avoid being subjected to it. So, if people maintain communicative rationality in their lives, they can not only keep religious meanings self-disclosed without distortion in the interactive relationship, but also acquire the meanings of existence.