C2379 Womens Curiosity (2/2)
Touching the rough boulder, Xiao Letian suddenly turned to look at Princess Cissie and asked: ”Do you know how the Paleogene class is separated from humans? Of course, I would like to ask first, do you believe in Mr. Darwin's theory? ”
Princess Cissie frowned: ”Oh, god, I'm a pious person, of course I don't believe in the stupid point of view of natural evolution, but I feel that his theory has a little logic, the environment should be able to affect the changes of species …”
”What does this have to do with the Stonehenge?” Princess Cissie asked, puzzled.
After Xiao Letian heard this, he laughed: ”Since you don't reject it, then my story can continue … Let's assume that Mr. Darwin's theory of the origin of species is correct. If we say that man evolved from the ape-man little by little, I mean hypothetically. ”
”So what is the boundary between the apeman and the human? What kind of apeman is a beast, and what kind of apeman is a primitive human? ”
This question was really too novel. Princess Cissie's eyes immediately lit up, ”Interesting, I'm willing to listen to the details!”
”Mr. Darwin said that the difference between a wild animal and a human is the ability to use tools. However, we all know that in nature, many wild animals use tools as well. For example, sea otters and marmots eat meat inside shells with stones.”
”A gorilla can even use a branch to touch honey in a hive. How can you say that using tools is a watershed between a beast and a human?”
”Alright, I won't keep you in suspense anymore. I personally believe that the important boundary between humans and beasts is not a tool, but a religion …”
”Religion?” Princess Cissie asked in confusion.
Xiao Letian nodded, ”That's right, a religion … Do you know how religion comes about? I can tell you for sure that religion is the result of a human's understanding of death! ”
”Actually, this theory is very simple. Think about it carefully. In the natural world, those kinds of creatures would have some understanding of life and death. Do you have any research on it?”
”Only humans, only humans!”
”The life of a wild beast is all about appetite and the instinct to reproduce. They don't have the concept of time, and they don't know where life comes from or where they're going to go …”
”The wild beasts just muddle through every day until death approaches. Only humans will ponder about the end of life, which is death …”
”Humanity's consideration and research on life and death, which is also the source of power for religions, in simpler words, the burial ceremony was the earliest sprout of human primitive religions!”
Princess Cissie's eyes suddenly lit up. She never would have thought that this mysterious man from the East would have such strong feelings for her.
”You … Where did your strange theory come from? ”