Re: An even darker view:
No, I'm really not. I think it's just too likely that it would be used as an excuse by others, and I see no reason why I'd provide them with that weapon when I don't believe in God.
like a child who's raised by abusive parents
Precisely. Why bring God into it when there's the explanation that everyone is simply reproducing the behaviour they've seen around them all their life and that preceded them? (Moreover, doesn't the idea that God could have 'programmed' mankind kinda denies the possibility of free will? And if mankind developed free will against God's programming, then that means God isn't omnipotent.)
Ape tribes are close enough to humans that I wouldn't be surprised if they had developed their own culture. I had no idea newborn infants showed such preferences - we are talking about newborn, literally? - so thank you for bringing that to my knowledge.