Irony of Evolution

The irony of Evolution vs. Religion is that spirituality evolved as a means for humans to ignore reality. We are biochemical machines, but it's not neccessarily a good thing to look at ourselves that way. Many people are happier and more productive believing that there's something spiritual beyond - that belief makes them perform better - that's why the belief evolved. It seems that some don't understand this when criticizing people for not teaching evolution (or the like). They don't understand that humans are probably programmed to reject the truth if needed - and accept explanations that don't cause depression.