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Why are we?

I know the title of this blog is a bit broad in its presentation, but the question it asks is one that billions of people throughout history and today have wondered at one point in time.  According to estimates of Adherents, an independent, non-religiously affiliated organization that monitors the number and size of the world's religions, there are some 4,300 religions in the world today.  Nearly 75 Percent of the world's population practices one of the 5 most influential religions in the world: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism. Christianity and Islam are most widely spread across the world, with more than half of the world's population having religious affiliations with one of the two religions.  One of the most widely-held myths among those in English-speaking countries is that Islamic believers are Arabs.  In fact, most Islamic people do not live in the Arab Nations of the Middle East.  Here are the top 20 largest religions and the...