Religion has existed from the beginning of human history.

• A. Religion is a modern invention
• B. Religion has nothing to do with God
• C. Evidence belief in God is natural
• D. God's existence is uncertain

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is that humans naturally form beliefs about the sacred, so religion appears early in human history. Across the world and through different eras, societies show evidence of religious thoughts—rituals, temple-building, burial practices, mythologies, and stories about gods or spirits. This pattern suggests that belief in the divine isn’t a modern invention but a widespread, enduring part of how people make sense of the world and their place in it. When we say belief in God is natural, we’re pointing to that deep, almost universal human impulse to seek explanations beyond the seen world and to connect with something larger than oneself. That impulse helps explain why religion has existed from the beginning of human history.

The other options don’t fit because they contradict the historical pattern: claiming religion is a modern invention ignores abundant ancient evidence; saying religion has nothing to do with God misreads most religious traditions that center divine beings; and arguing that God’s existence is uncertain shifts the focus from how religion arises to debates about existence, which isn’t what the statement is about.