Editing Skein of World:People (section)

== Origins of Life ==
Once you realize that most deities have had countless years to spread life, and belief, to other planets, it's not really so surprising. In fact, this is probably how most planets were first colonized. This isn't the whole story though.

=== Wild Planets ===
Some planets that shelter life are not inhabited by any intelligent races. Since most deities are only interested in gaining more believers, such planets are unlikely to have been populated by a deity. Why such planets exist remains a mystery, though there are theories.

One possibility is that life can arise spontaneously under the light of a sun. Given that the suns are direct links to the positive energy plane, the source of all life, this doesn't seem too unlikely. Still, questions remain. What would such life look like? ''Note: Evolution may exist, but no one understands it as such. Need to add more questions as to why this wouldn't work under those assumptions. Although, the speaker might actually know the answers to these questions...''

Another possibility is that these planets were once home to some intelligent race, but they either left or were destroyed. This sounds reasonable, but at least a few planets have life, but no signs that an intelligent race every lived there. It's possible that they weren't builders though, so this can't be ruled out.

=== Origins and Deities ===
Oddly, since deities are created, originally, by intelligent beings, this means that intelligent life must be older than deities. How exactly things began is still a mystery. The universe seems to be timeless, so maybe there was no beginning. Maybe there was always some deity and someone to worship them. From there, life spread, new deities were born and the cycle repeated. Ultimately, such a question may be impossible to answer with certainty.