Religion is an explanation of the creation of human existence. How did we get here? What is our purpose? Where are we going? Since the concept of time was first comprehended, we've been seeking answers to these questions that have long been the causes of headaches for the worlds great philosophers, shamans, priests, and many other answer seekers.
The great thinkers of the world came up with many ideas. They bashed their heads on stone walls until the answers became clear. Some said we were created by clay people, others said immortal gods and goddesses, or perhaps one immortal god or goddess. Many different answers came to be and the people followed which ever one was embedded into their culture. Books, myths, and stories were written in the names of these gods and goddesses and people were happy.
However, with answers come more questions. Questions like, "Where did our creators come from? How is it that one man and one women populated the entire planet? If giant elephants are holding the planet on their backs, what are they standing on?". So the thinkers went to their walls and began bashing their heads trying to figure out ways to explain the answers of the new questions. They bashed their heads so many times, that they decided to tell the people not to question or the gods will become angry. So that was that and thinkers no longer needed to think.
In the process of bashing one's head into the wall of a stone cave, one of these great thinkers came up with the idea that bash and bash equals 2 bashes. Bash and bash and bash equals 3 bashes. No one can deny the physical or painful attributes of this idea. It's impossible; 1 + 1 does not equal 3 or 1.5; it equals 2. Over the course of many years, another great thinker figured out that if he/she does 6 bashes 6 times, he/she would have done 36 bashes...Ouch.
Throughout centuries to come, These people were shunned. "The earth is flat...We're the center of the universe...You're a witch...The apocalypse is coming: 1000 AD...nope, 2000 AD...nope. Well it must be 2012 because time has obscured our calendar." The thinkers were shunned because math says the earth is round, we are not the center of the universe, and that there is no way to predict the end of the world unless there is physical evidence of it prior to its coming. Yet throughout history, math has proven itself over and over again. You tell me; does magic exist? Is the earth flat? Are we the center of the universe? Math says no, and most of you educated readers should have learned the answers to these questions in grade school.
In fact, math has determined where we came from, where we are going, what things are made of, how hot the sun burns, how dense the earth is and many, many other facts. There are books that not only tell you the answers, but prove them as well. People used to think that disease was a demon that inhabited the body. Math has determined disease to be microbes that cause our bodies harm. Math has also been proven useful in the development of cures and treatments for diseases. Math got us into space, created microwave ovens, explained why you come down after you jump, and made it possible for you all to read this post. If you really want to know the word of God, go read a calculus book.
