Does man have an inherent need to worship? Why do you so answer?

No. What we have is a need to err to the side of caution.

As evolving lower life forms, we hear a rustle in the grass . . We can think "Predator" or we can think "Wind". More times then not, it is usually predator, and the creature not predisposed to be cautious meets with an end that halts his genetic matter from moving on, while the more cautious stays safe and procreates . . .

Now enter further down the line to a more evolved species yet still very primitive . . . The concept of God/Gods is offered, and we decide to err to the side of caution . . . . Just in case.

Yes. Mankind was created with an urge to worship God. In his book Man, God and Magic, Ivar Lissner remarks: “One can only marvel at the perseverance with which man has striven, throughout his history, to reach outside himself. His energies were never directed solely toward the necessities of life. He was forever questing, groping his way further, aspiring to the unattainable. This strange and inherent urge in the human being is his spirituality. It is constantly leading him on toward a goal which is just beyond his reach. And that goal is God.” (Pages 11, 12) Indeed, multitudes have groped for God and many have also found him.

I personally feel that man has an inherent inclination to hold one thing in higher esteem than others. Although many may not agree with using the word "worship", I'd agree the need, or at least the strong urge, is present.

Well, I believe that God created us all and it is part of our nature to believe and worship a higher power. Some people disregard that inherent need to worship God. But for example, if a person was stranded on an island all alone at a young age, before he/she got a chance to learn about God. Then even so, he/she would - to some extent - reach out to a higher power. They would just know that they are not alone and there is a higher power out there.

It's not that we have a "need" to worship some unseen hand which we fear might be powerful enough to do us harm... But boy! Do we have a tendency to fall for that little trick over and over again!

Were it not for some unnaturally bright early scientists who showed us the way, we might still be completely mired in this endless cycle of desperately trying to please unseen gods and constantly feeling punished and persecuted by these same supernatural forces.

Fortunately, due to all the hard work put in by scientists, faithful and atheist alike, EVEN BELIEVERS get this benefit of being able to relax. It's not just atheists who get to enjoy life free from the burdensome tasks of fruitlessly attempting to please other-dimensional deities. Today's believers may crow and make a bunch of noise about how this hurricane or that tornado is a sign that their god is angry; but realistically? Now that we know what causes floods and droughts and famines? We relax. Because praying won't do anything anyway, and everyone knows it.

No I don't think we do. Instead, I think we feel we're superior to all other animals and therefore we have a bigger purpose than other animals do. Any religion can show this. Man is never driven to believe there's an outside force. Man is only driven to believe he is the most important and that something somewhere cares about his actions and wants to be involved in his life.