"Of course people throughout prehistory had to believe in deity, we hadn't invented enough science yet to debunk the idea.
You don't need thunder gods. We know how thunder works."


Yes, people believed in some pretty strange stuff in the far past, whether it be related to a God, or some pretty strange stuff in science.

I suspect in 2000 years, or so, people will reflect in amusement at what science, tells us today.