Reply #23: No, not delusional. [View All]

[MineralMan]

Most people, throughout history, and even including the current era, do not understand very much about this planet and the universe. There are lots of questions that have not changed, like "Why am I here," "what happens when I die, and that sort of thing.

It's not surprising that a thinking species might well invent explanations for what they do not understand. That those explanations have a lot in common is not surprising either, since the questions are the same and require an answer that cannot really be explained.

So, we have the supernatural, and deities to inhabit it and direct things.

That is the common ground through history. The names have been changed to protect the innocent.

Some humans don't accept this. They don't find the need for supernatural entities to explain difficult concepts. They accept their lack of knowlege and try to figure out as much as they can.

So many religions. So many fairy tales to answer the hard questions.

If you can accept those tales, great. I cannot.