[lgriffith]

Evolution produced God. God didn't produce evolution.

Religion and belief in God are brain noise. Its people seeing patterns in random disconnected events where there are no patterns. This has a very likely natural selection basis.

If you see a predator that isn't there, its much less costly than not seeing a predator that is there. So also, if you see food that isn't there, its much less costly than not seeing food that is there. Hence, natural selection will be in favor of the individual/population who overreacts to noise in the environment. This overreaction results in religions and belief in gods.