When atheists say we evolved.. I say if that is so then God also created Evolution.
When spiritual people become “religious” IMHO they lose the true purpose of what God intended for us. It’s not about “chapter and verse”.. it’s not about all the “mumbo-jumbo” and “rituals” it’s not about going to church and being a “good Christian”.. it’s about following your conscious which was given to you by God.. and not blaming or making excuses for your sins or the sins of others.
The Church should groom you to eventually leave it.. not groom you to be dependent on it.
Most of this discussion reminds me of the dyslexic agnostic insomniac that would toss and turn all night wondering if there really was a doG.
In contrast, your post reminds me of why the religious expression of some is greatly deserving of respect, though it usually passes unnoticed except for its humanity. You are exactly right, save for perhaps the unintended implication that only atheists might say we evolved.
The genuinely sad cases are of course, the dogmatically “religious” that seem so lacking in spirituality as to have missed the point of it all. Ritual seems to substitute for faith and faith’s deficit breads intolerance and insecurity.
Too often these are the folks being duped by those that pound Bibles citing Chapter and Verse with the primary purpose of fleecing the flock. There is unfortunately big money in “religion” and no shortage of “good Christians” willing to exploit that opportunity. If you think otherwise, find out who owns a few of the corporate jets hidden away in hangers in say Tulsa.