Since antiquity, people have observed the star pattern we know as the constellation Orion, the Hunter. The classical tales vary, but here's a version of his story to accompany the pictures in the sky.

Originally published in 1884, Flatland, by Edwin A. Abbott, is typically plugged as an early science fiction work or social satire, but I believe the author wrote it as a religious text.

From a practical point of view, entropy means that useful energy dissipates and becomes useless. Faith also works this way.