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Faith, Force, and the Fringe: Exploring the Otherworldly Roots of Religion
A philosophical journey through worship, war, dimensions, and the stars — Part I of II
What if our greatest virtues — and vices — were implanted by beings beyond the veil?
Ancient texts. Celestial beings. Embedded hierarchies. Are we (still) under their influence? This is not your ordinary spiritual reflection — it is the call for exploration of a truly cosmic enigma. Across cultures and millennia, humans have been devoting themselves to divine entities to garner emotional support, individual purpose, social ties, and group identity. Durkheim (1976) has explained this phenomenon as a natural human attempt to understand uncontrollable forces and create lasting social connections through the use of shared, religious stories.
A theory that has emerged from the periphery of speculative science suggests human worship (and conflict) might have been triggered by extraterrestrial or interdimensional beings. Von Däniken (2017) popularized this theory, suggesting highly advanced beings genetically altered or culturally influenced early humans to worship…
