I wouldn't go so far as to say Natural Law is reliable other than it's rational, logical, and provable. It's a general rule to treat your own kind nicely and there are of course lots of creatures and people who terrible things to their own kind. Hell, even the courtship of females has males harming each other for a chance.

And ultimately Natural Law is remixed by a few commandments: do not lie/cheat, steal, or murder.

Further, I've experienced a lot of "psychic states". I don't mean woo. I'm not psychic or any shit like that. I mean I've done many types of drugs - from mild to ego killing, psychedelic to trans-dimensional, coma dope to the k-hole. I've also been a manic depressive long before I learned what that was and that I was one. And I endured the tortures of the damned on big pharma "anti"-depressant poisons. Of course I've also had wildly diverse dream experiences, have an interest in optical /s/Illusions, and understand pareidolia. Plus as a computer animator creating countless TV ads and stuff I was exposed to marketing, spin, and the arts of persuasion - a short step to propaganda, psychological operations, cults, social viruses, religion, etc. And I've observed people.

In short, I know very well how our minds can play tricks on us and exercising skepticism in all things is the most healthy thing we can do for our mental health, IMO.