Quote:Since everything that happens in evolution is geared towards the survival of a species,
Here is your first problem. Evolution, in the Darwinian sense, was impacted ( many might say "interfered with" by the development of human culture or at least a sense of group identity ). We have evidence of Homo Erectus surviving serious injuries (i.e., broken legs). This means that other members of the group must have cared for them. You do not see this in the animal world. Lions are pack hunters but if a lion is injured in a hunt it either lives or dies on its own. The rest of the pack does not tend its wounds. A second example of human culture is in breeding itself. In much of the animal kingdom males are forced into dominance rituals to win the right to mate. The female will not accept a loser ( unlike in human society when they seem to prefer losers!). This assures that only the dominant traits are passed along.
The point is that all of this far precedes any hint of religion in human minds....we had not yet gotten around to creating "gods" (including yours) yet. That came much later.
Evolution by natural selection only works when it is "natural." Once you start introducing other factors into it you lose the "natural" part.
http://anthro.palomar.edu/homo/homo_2.htm
Quote:Homo erectus were very successful in creating cultural technologies that allowed them to adapt to new environmental opportunities. They were true pioneers in developing human culture and in moving out of Africa to populate tropical and subtropical zones elsewhere in the Old World. This territorial expansion most likely began around 1.8-1.7 million years ago, coinciding with progressively cooler global temperatures. Surprisingly, however, Homo erectus remained little changed anatomically until about 800,000-700,000 years ago. After that time, there apparently were evolutionary developments in features of the head that would become characteristic of modern humans. By half a million years ago, some Homo erectus were able to move into the seasonally cold temperate zones of Asia and Europe. This migration was made possible by greater intelligence and new cultural technologies, probably including better hunting skills and the ability to create fire.
This whole subject is in a state of flux much as a result of the Human and Neanderthal genome projects. What we really need is Homo Erectus dna for study.