This universe would not exist if we weren't here to perceive. I am the observer. I am god. I am you. You are me. All our bodies are is a conduit to experience the infinite consciousness that makes this universe exist.
I mean, to quote the great academic paper of our time: Planes, Trains, and Plantains, the story of Oedipus, 'None of this makes much sense. Again, don't worry about it. This is a folk tale, not a God Damned Oxy-Clean commercial.'