Is Homo sapiens the first religious animal?

The oral traditions and mythologies of some indigenous peoples reflect on experiences and events that predate the evolution of homo sapiens, and we observe the use of tools before humans were around (and in non-human populations even today). read more

No, animals or the early homo sapiens don't or didn't go to church. But, they have some traditions that could be identified as religious traditions. read more

Homo sapiens idaltu, dated to 160,000 years ago, has been postulated as an extinct subspecies of Homo sapiens in 2003. Homo neanderthalensis, which became extinct about 40,000 years ago, has also been classified as a subspecies, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis. read more

For one, Christianity could be advertised as the main religion, but even then, only 1/3 of Homo Sapiens believe it. Neanderthals, on the other hand, have been gone for some time now, and there’s no good way to know what they believed, or fought over believing. read more