[center][h2]Sol System[/h2][/center]

"No, that'll be all. I'll have to request that you ask one of us if you want to take a look at anything, especially if it has anything to do with religion or science. And don't even pick up the physics books. As for our religions, we have many, the most common are Hinduism, Buddhism, and Shinto. The situation is a bit odd, since 32% of our people once followed a religion called Christianity, and another 23% followed one called Islam. 82% of the world followed some religion, the rest were agnostic or atheist. Then the Third World War occurred, and Islam was all but wiped out in the most horrific genocide the world had ever seen. Christianity dropped as well, as the perpetrator of the genocide was insane enough to consider it a holy war. Religion in general fell off, very few people could have any faith after what had happened. Zoroastrianism, however, started to come back after countless thousands of years of being a nearly dead religion. It has a strong belief in duality, which could easily explain the atrocities as a victory of evil. Its belief in a singe God was also vital in its resurgence, as Christianity and Islam were both monotheistic. Shinto started to become popular as well, due to its lack of any good power that would have been expected to prevent the war, as well as the fact that it was introduced further into heavily populated areas in the aftermath of the war."

He stopped speaking abruptly, as if hesitant to continue for some reason. He muttered something to the tune of "As long as I don't give away specifics", and continued once more.

"Then, halfway through the development of the nearest gas giant, we made a major breakthrough. We suddenly knew more than we were ever meant to.  That's when Buddhism and Hinduism became more popular than they already were. Their beliefs meshed perfectly with what we discovered. Zoroastrianism, however, underwent a massive decline. Because of mo-"

He paused once again, thinking back on what the Equestrians had said. He awkwardly and jarringly changed the next word."

"-re reasons."