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Because helping others is beneficial to your own survival. Humans with a sense of empathy are more likely to survive than humans without one. Having survived they go on to make more humans with a sense of empathy. 2 million yrs later almost everyone has a tendency to be empathetic.

While we are pretty good at spotting things that have been designed or manipulated by the hand of man why should these same characteristics apply to something that may have been designed by an intelligence that is capable of creating a universe? I mean how could we possibly know what the signs of design would be when it comes to something like the universe? Why should the intelligence of a god be even remotely similar to ours? Or the motives, time frames or purpose?

Good answer. I heartily agree. We did get some nice cathedrals out of the deal.