In another thread, I noticed one commentator was waxing eloquent about the role of Reasoning. So to that I posed the question - What is it that gives us the ability to reason?
Let me elaborate further with a series of questions.
We interact with our world using the sensory apparatuses and our mind (via thought).
Reasoning is integral part of the thinking/function of the mind.
That being said, what gives us the ability to sense? What gives us the ability to think?