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[HydrogenBond]

The parent figure connection to the gods extrapolates the parent figure way beyond the limits of sensory reality. For example, when they go into battle, it is not just for physical dad, but they are doing it for the Gipper (larger then life winning football coach who could motivate). The imagination boosts the motivation octane

Gods, because they can do things, beyond the limits of mere mortals, helped to exercise the early imagination, which is the matrix of invention. If humans had evolved without gods, and had stayed purely sensory, like advanced animals, we would be very practical, but less inventive.

For example, if my god flies in a chariot, and I want to be more like my god (parent), I might believe humans, by getting closer to this god, might be able to fly. The pure sensory person, will never see these outrageous things, because none of this imaginary hogwash exists in reality to see.

The person with his god, helping to fuel his imagination and providing motivation octane boost, may continue to believe man will fly like the gods. Both beliefs are as irrational as the other, since there is no sensory data for either. The advanced ancient artifacts attributed to aliens was the imagination under the influence of a god.