There's a whole field studying how our cultural capacity to create culture is one of the key abilities of human beings as a species, and how the cultures that we create are themselves subject to evolutionary pressures.
One good introduction is "The secret of our success" by Joseph Heinrich. There's a good review here:
One good introduction is "The secret of our success" by Joseph Heinrich. There's a good review here:
https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/06/04/book-review-the-secret...
I have developed a lot more respect for traditional cultures and religions as a result of adopting this perspective.