Quantum mechanics tell us that everything is the universe is connected and everything affects everything else.

Religion has known that for a very long time.

In the International Community of Christ we call this connection the "Thread of Life" and we wear a symbolic thread to remind us of this real thread that connects us all.

St. Francis of Assisi understood this after he had his Epiphany while watching the sunrise one morning.
After that he referred to all people, animals, plants, and even the sun and the moon as his brothers and sisters.