> Early humanoids did demonstrate ceramonial burial which is
> indicative of a religion. The Neanderthals especially.In my opinion, and I am
> basing it on my understaing of the origin of religion, is that as soon as an
> animal reaches a certain point where it can try to understand what is
> happening, it creats gods to explain what it does not understand.
Elephants also observe burial rites, but I don't see anyone assuming that that means they believe in gods. Why do you suppose that
the belief in gods came first in proto-humans?
-Prof. Tim