If you thinks it’s nonsense why would you waste your time exploring it? The mind is closed. You will find nothing of use to you there under those conditions.

I recommend reading Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. There were subjects talked about in the book that touched on these origins. They could provide a good starting point to further your educational endeavor. I appreciate your question and hope you are able to finds a lot of information to learn about it.

I would not necessarly call it nonsense, and please do not take that statement the wrong way. We know about the different species of hommo sapien sapien. And we know of the evoluntionary theories for the evolution there of. I have exstensive research in this area from a collective academic stand point, meaning I have spent over ten years covering the theory of everything. Let me tell you, it is far, deep, and wide. It is an exponential equation with negative roots.

The basic history shows that there existed four main cults that ruled over mankind, and still rule to this day. These cults are the root of our modern religiosity. They are propably not the first religious cults as we know thus far, Gobekli tepe only discovered a few years ago. And with that being stated, the numerous pyramids surounding the Earth are just now bcoming more mainstream.

What is taught in educational institutions is part of a controlled conscious reality. Their exists some 7 billion persons on the planet, and 3 billion of these humans believe in a solar deity, a lunar deity, and an ancient planetary deity.

This is really deep information. And it is probably best that I start the process and let you discover what it is that you are looking for.

The 4 main cults, their exist others or branches, are Cults of the Sun. One of the oldest known terms or expressions from ancient Affrica "Si Na", is believed to mean Sun Come, (linguistics master class knowledge off topic but related.) Cults of the Sun, Cults of the Moon, Cults Saturn, and Cults of Dionysus. Cults of the Snake are equally as important and existed before cults of merryment and wine, ie... Dionysus. I believe these Snake cults still exist, however went underground.

So lets get back to the four main cults.... Sun, Moon, Saturn, Dionysus. Before we go further I want you to look up the term Astrotheologia.

I am continuing ... the basics first... 1st day of the week is Sunday.... the day used for the worship of the Solar deity Jesus pronounced Hey Zeus. We will get into that later... the point here is Jesus is the son, and a Solar Deity whorshiped on a day named after the sun. The hebrew deity and father of Jesus, Yahweh.... or El, El Shadi, Adonai, ect ect... is worshipped on Saturday, or Saturns Day. The Sabbath is Saturday, not sunday. The jews are Saturn worshippers. The first name of their deity in history is El, El was also the ancient name for the planet Saturn. The Canaanites also worshipped El. These are historical facts. I am only giving you the surface.
Ancient Sin worship or lunar, moon, cults of the moon. Islamic faith, moon and star on flags. Star is venus moring star. Moon worship is Isis cults and Ishtar ...... are you starting to get it. This is the result, not the begining.
The Grecian cults of Dionysus, is the root of acting, and the Arts from pythagorus and his musical scale and mathematics. These cults commited human sacrifice, as did the cults of the sun, moon, and Saturn.

So the foundation is set forth....
Sun Cult - Christianity
Moon Cult - Islam
Fraternitas Saturni - Hebrew/Jewish/Hyksos
Cult of Dionysus - Fine human arts, Hollywood, Music Industry, used to propetuate human ideological consciousness, for Continuity of....

This is the basics. Do not judge what you do not know. This is all in the History Books. Start with Astrotheologia.... there exist ancient books on the subject. It is a Greek Term.

I need to go, there is much more here to discuss if you wish to continue. I hopes this helps. This info has been known for a long time.... long.

This is where it started for Western Civilization: [en.wikipedia.org]

Just my opinion but it is probably as primitive as humans.

Witch Drs /shamans be a good place to look trying to make sense of things that go bump in the night then using that fear to control others . Oh and a shyeah t load of drugs

Magic practice, which is what religions are, has been around since the first person saw they could gain stature by professing it.