Why did science arise?
Because our five or six senses are so poor and limited.

Beyond red we do not see microwaves or radio waves yet they are just another form of light. Beyond blue we do not see X-ray or gamma-ray light. In our universe, we can not see the majority of matter so we call it dark matter. We do not see the push and pull of dark energy that is currently increasing, accelerating the expansion of the universe.

We may believe consciousness only exists in our visible world.
How arrogant is that? It seems to me there are probably many influential interfaces we have with the unseen that can be harmful or beneficial.

Paranormal religious experiences were the earliest awareness of a larger universe. It looks like there was a global religious notion of gods and overlords. Non-ordinary experiences will continue whether you are religious, scientific, both, or neither. Don't be so surprised, it just the larger universe expressing itself. Carl Jung was on the mark when he expressed the concept of synchronicity.