Religion as Humanity’s First Explanation

Living Deeply with Markieta Carter · May 23, 2026 · 5m

What if religion became humanity’s way of explaining what the human mind could not yet understand?

In this thought-provoking episode of The Living Deeply Podcast, Markieta Carter explores the possibility that religion emerged as humanity’s emotional and psychological response to uncertainty, fear, and the unknown. Using the example of a caveman experiencing fire for the very first time, this episode examines how humans throughout history often attributed unexplained phenomena to God, spirits, or the supernatural simply because they lacked the scientific knowledge to understand what they were…