why did an evolved life-form invent "god"?

I don't see any clear racism in the "closest to apes" comment.What I do see is a misunderstanding.At some point in time 60 to 100 kYr BP a very small group of humans started the migration out of Africa. By that time we had all be long, long, long split from any other ancestors. Certainly for 100 Kyrs.So those who stayed and those who left were all the same "distance" from any ancestors.Since some of us left those who stayed behind have continued to change and so have the travelers. Today the greatest range of genetic diversity is in populations in Africa. I'd be inclined to say they are the most genetically advanced if I had to pick any group. The rest of us are just a side branch.

I don't think that means you have to just lurk. I think it just means you have to be careful in the approach you choose when posting. There is nothing wrong with asking honest questions to get something clarified if someone says something you don't understand.There is also nothing wrong with saying what you think you already know or have heard somewhere. You just shouldn't be too dogmatic about it until you've gathered a bit more information.Heck, I post stuff all the time when I'm only partially informed on the topic. I think there would be a very much smaller number of posts if only those who really knew something about the topic posted. LOLYou may have seen some somewhat annoyed reactions to postings by those who display (proudly even) ignorance and dogmatism at the same time.

There is, by the way, a page on the topic of why did we invent god in the June 14 issue of New Scientist. It is part of an article on 5 problems with evolutionary theory.`The final paragraph of the piece on god: