The first human beliefs date back to about 100,000 years ago, with ritual burials and cave paintings that indicate symbolic thought. They were not structured religions, but a tendency to attribute meaning to what was invisible.
Over time, these beliefs became tools for legitimizing thought and obtaining obedience. Those who rejected them were punished not by the deities, but by men who founded their power on them.
Some dissidents learned to survive by organizing themselves into initiatory groups and building parallel knowledge based on logic and observation. Thus, a fracture developed between those who lived according to beliefs and those who lived according to knowledge.
This division has crystallized over time. Today, a minority (about 10%) lives in prosperity and freedom, founding their existence on understandable principles. The majority (90%) survives in a condition of dependence and suffering, often without realizing it, clinging to illusory narratives.
The history of humanity is, in essence, the story of this bifurcation: on one side, men who believe; on the other, men who know.
