The story of the Tower of Babel feels silly to us, in a lot of ways, because it appears so distant and not relatable. My continued realization is that we share much more in common with the cult of Babel than we think. Within this real-life story, there is a nugget of truth that plagues the human heart, whether we live in the ancient Middle East or the post-postmodern West: mankind continues to place ourselves on the perpetual hamster wheel of self-deification. In other words, we continue to define ourselves as gods and goddesses.