Before the foothold of science could be established a system for dealing with the unknown came into existence out of the imaginings we were susceptible toward from our human fears. The boogeyman and death were too much to deal with when we had little understanding of what they were. We settled upon ourselves the comforting belief systems and folklores necessary to abate our fear of the unknown. Our human history has shown many different and varied customs of social acculturation along these lines but they all have one dominant characteristic, they were all evolved from our fear of the unknown. Today, we are further along in understanding the unknown and many of the legends associated with our fears have been dispelled. However, some of these legends are persistent in attraction and require more than just science to alleviate them from the illusion they presently offer. That alleviation deals more with social and economical practices and therefore harder to root out of our psyches since they have become standard behavioral practices. Going to church every Sunday is more about social acceptance and interaction than it is about an absolute belief in the dogma of any given religion. Although science does question everything and in obvious ways exposes myths and mores for what they are, science cannot undo generational behavioral practices overnight, nor should these positive behavioral practices be altogether halted since we do still lack conclusive knowledge concerning our individual spiritual natures. It is just that a perspective on what we need to survive and exist is changing and evolving as we dig deeper into the unknown and discover that our fears are not the guiding light of what we have before us.
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