Potential ancestors who didn't experience the dread of possibly being watched from the tall grass were more likely to be eaten. And so we begin to believe in the unseen.
Seems like a giant leap from being aware of yoir surroundings being benefi i to having a habit of inventing invisible superheroes who are the ultimate moral judges of the universe...
Yes; however, the mechanism of one is well documented and understood and comes with a predictive theory, while the other is so far just speculation of somone on the Internet.