ooOoOoOAnaOoOoOoo wrote:
Let's ask ourselves where these ideas come from. Why would it become cultural practice to sacrifice anything to a god? Why would a god command humans kill humans (as we have seen many wars have started due to various factions of the Lord fighting each other in bloody battles.)
Basically we attributed natural events to gods or higher entities in pre-history. The relationship was rather immediate and less abstract than it became later. It it was pretty straightforward association, based on what little we know about the world a the time.
Actually pre-history religion and morality weren't necessarily linked. Gods weren't necessarily liked, worship was born out of necessity. or so they thought. It also an early example of meme, which like it or not are an important fabric of societies.
Why are we violent? Why are chimpanzees violent? Animal behavior, testosterone, territory and sexual aggression.
The rest of what you post is the "leap" part. You re saying becuase of this you need the explanation you offer, but actually this is a fallacy.