Religion however isn't a theory, or at least not in the established religion way.

You observe and you put a theory as to why that happened. Easy. Gravity, evolution, only putting a single goal past Denmark last night etc.

You observe and try to figure out why it happened. The theory representing a working hypothesis.

Religion started like that. The rain comes? God did it. The other lot kicked the shit out of our soldiers? God was unhappy. We have famine? God punishes us. We are enjoying life too much? God'll put a stop to that malarkey! What gives you the right to be the boss and order us around? God put me here.

However, as superstition decreases and science informs our lives more, the theory of God did it doesn't hold for a single second on a single subject.

Except perhaps the very last one I stated?

All you need to know in that one sentence. Perhaps I'm God? I know who will be the first one here that I will out a painful boil on the arse of.....