One can find such magical thinking a lot in religious beliefs and reasoning, and indeed it has a lot to do with projection and egocentrism.
Human imagination can project 'humanness' upon the universe. Beliefs in creator(s) reflect our ability to create stuff, our conscious quest for meaning and purpose are projected upon the universe at large, and our high intelligence necessitates an even higher intelligence, according to many religions. Obviously that intelligence can speak and write in a certain language, which instantly makes that language divine as well (!)
The egocentrism: A human may think the universe or 'god' was out there to save him from a natural disaster, but then nothing is said on that baby elephant that lost her life, or all the other people that lost their lives during that disaster. Simply, that one surviving human will proclaims to be special. The gods watch over him or he has good karma, in contrast to that baby elephant and the other people who simply have bad karma or are of no worth.
(Maybe in a future life,
IF they behave and act like pious figures...
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