Darwin, Animals, and Religion

I just posted a new Darwin video. In this video, Darwin explains that the monotheistic religions evolved in parts of the world where the largest and most noticeable animals were livestock, which have been bred to be stupid. Understandably, people in these regions saw a vast gulf between humans and animals, and thought of themselves more like gods than like animals. But in regions of the Earth where people encountered disturbingly intelligent primates, especially monkeys and apes, they tended to think of themselves as part of a continuum of animals and have polytheistic religions. I hope you enjoy it. It includes a cameo appearance by the world-famous Spooky the Cat, whose first appearance was in my book Life of Earth, which was published in the United States and in Taiwan.