It’s allegory. I am an atheist but the magic doesn’t actually need to exist for the morality tale’s conclusion to exist. Religion uses mysticism because it’s a philosophical shortcut for idiots, but the real intention has always been to push some pretty stabdard normative ethics on the population. In some cases those things are good like “don’t be a jealous prick,” and sometimes they are bad, like “fear the outsiders.” And in many cases they are just anachronistic.

Honestly, as much as I truly want the world to be mature enough for secular versions of this philosophy, I would also be totally fine if we could just scare people into not running red lights, or wearing masks when sick, via some divine cosmic consequences framework. But the older I get the more I realize how much religion plays a role in keeping idiots in line. It just needs continued updating for modern times.