Intelligence evolves to gives us an advantage over the other animals on our planet. But evolution is lazy. Once a problem is solved, the trait stops evolving.
‘Hunger is what makes people violent,’ Villiam explained. ‘It turns them into animals.’
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But our new creature broke down the distinction between these two different kinds of animal. Like a fish, it has scales on its back and fins with fin webbing. But, like early land-living animals, it has a flat head and a neck. And, when we look inside the fin, we see bones that correspond to the upper arm, the forearm, even parts of the wrist. The joints are there, too: this is a fish with shoulder, elbow, and wrist joints. All inside a fin with webbing.
He learnt that people are animals too, and that the world belongs not just to people, but all animals. It is a hard lesson to learn, but we must all learn it.
“I like the animals.” She laughed. “What does that mean? You hate the people?” “Sometimes.” Most of the time. “I don’t like most people,” I said. “Well, most people don’t like themselves. So the feeling is mutual.
