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A coherent picture of science, morality, purpose, spirituality, religion and consciousness

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Observation: science describes things, it (so far) hasn't attempted to explain: Why humans exist  Why some humans seem to be more aware of their thoughts and emotions compared to others (consciousness)  Why are some humans spiritual and others aren’t  Are all spiritual/religious humans delusional?  What is good and what is bad (morality)? What is our purpose? Observation: I observe. Observation: On the planet called Earth by humans, there are humans which exhibit some of the most (if not the most) complex behaviour on the planet. Observation: I inhabit a physical body. I can see that body in a mirror. Awareness Observation: The realisation that the observer inhabits a body has two properties (see Mirror test , or Youtube “ Mark Test ”, “ Rouge Test ”):  It is binary: the observer, using their eyes & cognition organ (brain), either realises or not that they inhabit a body The observer than be both human or any other animal It is absent in young human chil