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Yup fair point BG.
But origin is not current day-to-day practice is it? And one could play devils advocate and argue the reverse - that divine beings were postulated independently in various cultures to explain the sun, the moon, diseases and other workings of nature.
My view again, is that science (I'll use the big broad brush) has a limited scope and within that scope it works. Theories or classifications in scientific fields are not infallible or perfect. They are deliberately subject to improvement and review. This is a positive thing.
Now on to religion... I have a feeling that these change over time also.
I recall that one particular subgroup has predicted the end of the world quite a few times, and that this has been subject to revision. Another group has allowed women to be ordained recently, although it goes against earlier practice.
So maybe - there is change within religions? And key figures in religions are known for arriving on the scene and changing the status-quo.
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