Religious rituals were assembled by cultural evolution, not genetic adaptation.

Evidence

In addition, not all religious rituals necessarily involve synchrony, as there are other reasons why rituals are important for religious and cultural life. This is exactly what would be expected if these practices were cobbled together by cultural evolution over historical time, rather than the product of genetic adaptations unique to religion. — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 381

Categorization

• XREF: Bolsters the reader’s evolutionary account: partner-choice rituals like the fumi-e are culturally cobbled mechanisms, not innate instincts, consistent with Baumard’s adaptive logic. — connects to: Cumulative cultural adaptations cannot be improvised by individuals in years.