Of course you do not know me. We have just met. But, please assume that I have been at this for a decade or two and that I have studied scripture, Plato and have at least read Super Strings and the Theory of Everything
My theory isn't arrived at recently.
I am intrigued by you and your sister bird because you reason and have expanded your horizons beyond the Bible. I must tell you that I am immune to the quoting of scripture. It is faith and I am in pursuit of objective nowledge before I die. Scripture is one view of the universe; birds are supposed to see the whole.
Please answer this question: What "thing" do you encounter that isn't made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons?
“I am in pursuit of objective nowledge”
You’ll find that objective knowledge in the person you give the power to ultimately define facts.