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MOST STUDIES
CITE TOOL PRODUCTION
AND INTELLIGENCE AS PARTICULARLY
IMPORTANT FOR THE ASCENT OF HUMANKIND!
Though other animals also produce tools, there is little doubt
that humans far surpass them in that field? Things are a bit less clear
with regard to intelligence. An entire industry is devoted to defining & measuring
intelligence but is a long way from reaching a consensus! Luckily, we don't have to enter
into that minefield, because no matter how one defines intelligence, it is quite clear that neither
intelligence nor toolmaking by themselves can account for the Sapiens conquest of the world. According
to most definitions of intelligence, a million years ago humans were already the most intelligent animals
around, as well as the world's champion toolmakers, yet they remained rather insignificant creatures with
little impact on the surrounding ecosystem!! They were obviously lacking some key feature other than
intelligence and toolmaking? Perhaps humankind eventually came to dominate the planet not because
of some elusive third key ingredient, but due simply to the evolution of even higher intelligence and
even better toolmaking abilities? It doesn't seem so, because when we examine the historical record,
we don't see a direct correlation between the intelligence and toolmaking abilities of individual
humans and the power of our species as a whole. Twenty thousand years ago, the average
Sapiens probably had higher intelligence and better toolmaking skills
than the average Sapiens of today. Modern schools
& employers may test our aptitudes
from time to time but, no matter
how badly we do, the welfare
state always guarantees
our basic
needs.

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