It is for that reason that the wise man avoids infringing them--not to escape the imaginary wrath of some offended deity.
But if from a certain point of view we may think of Theosophy as a religion, we must note two great points of difference between it and what is ordinarily called religion in the West.

First, it neither demands belief from its followers, nor does it even speak of belief in the sense in which that word is usually employed.

The student of occult science either _knows_ a thing or suspends his judgment about it; there is no place in his scheme for blind faith.

Naturally, beginners in the study cannot yet _know_ for themselves, so they are asked to read the results of the various observations and to deal with them as probable hypotheses--provisionally to accept and act upon them, until such time as they can prove them for themselves.
Secondly, Theosophy never endeavours to convert any man from whatever religion he already holds.

On the contrary, it explains his religion to him, and enables him to see in it deeper meanings than he has ever known before.