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Lately, I think a lot about the differences between us and other animals.
Biologically, we humans have a part of our brain that asks why. Why does the sun give light and when will it do it again? Why does something I drop from the air travel toward the center of the planet? Why do I exist?
Religion Gives Answers to Why We Exist
I believe that religions are an answer to human beings’ question of why we exist. I don’t believe any religion existed before we began asking questions about our purpose.
I don’t discredit the energy around us or that there exists intangible, unmeasurable spiritual energy between all beings with life. I just think that we never needed to name it or give it so many different interpretations — not to level of where our various beliefs about the energy can be used as a reason to condemn each other.
Destined to Have a Plethora of Religions
However, creating various interpretations of the energy — that is, creating different religions — was inevitable. The same part our brain that asks why is the same part responsible for the infinite depth of our imagination.
We still have an opportunity to respect and embrace each other’s religious beliefs and ideologies. Although I do think a great deal of damage has been done to each other throughout history, and some of us can’t fathom the idea of making peace with certain other groups of humans. It’s a sad reality.
Where Why Has Got Us So Far
It’s a sad reality that the instruments we created (and create) to help us make sense of our existence are used as tools to assert superiority over other groups humans with other chosen belief systems.
I can’t help but wonder if humans were better off never asking why we exist. A deer doesn’t ask how long Winter will be. A caterpillar doesn’t ask why a leaf is the best diet for him. We’re the only animals who need to know how life works, and so far that’s not working our for us.