Your brain is wired to search for causes — even when none exist.
Uncertainty feels like a threat, so the brain fills the gaps with explanations.
That’s why humans obsess over origins and first causes.
Not because it’s true — but because it reduces stress.
You’re wired for meaning, not truth.
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Sources (research papers):
https://www.nature.com/articles/nn.4380
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2907136/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3032992/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3485119/
