At its heart, all faith is driven by the imperative to alleviate human suffering, with diverse traditions offering liberation from their identified sources of misery. Philosophers like William James and J. Krishnamurti highlight this core function, emphasizing a universal "uneasiness" with our natural state and the subsequent "deliverance" from it. Ultimately, any system claiming faith must be inextricably bound to this redemptive mission, functioning as a philosophy of solace.