Do humans have a faith instinct?

[DanaC]

I heard a piece on radio ages ago, about chimpanzees. Apparently, when there's a big storm the male chimps act out some kind of 'dance'. It's very specific and only occurs when there's a big storm, but it involves them grabbing the branches and shaking them and dancing up and down, facing towards the storm front. Then they just sit and watch it happen.

It's been suggested by some that this is a kind of proto religious experience. Not thought out like our 'faith' but a sign that they recognise the storm front as something bigger than them and something that exists as a 'thing' rather than just a series of processes.