Today I was pondering the massive difference in scale between pre-civilization life and the existence of the human species, in the context of pondering the nature of leftism (social degeneration).
It is amazing to note that humans (homo sapiens) are 200,000 years old. To put that in perspective, Aristotle was born around 2400 years ago. Ancient Egypt was formed around 5000 years ago. Civilization, as a human social organization, is only believed to have come into existence between 10,000 and 7,000 years ago. Actual sedentarization is believed to have started around 14,000 years ago. So that leaves 185,000 years when humans were basically just primitive animals. That is mind boggling.
On top of that, the precursor species to humans, homo erectus came into existence about 2,000,000 years ago.
It is amazing to note that humans (homo sapiens) are 200,000 years old. To put that in perspective, Aristotle was born around 2400 years ago. Ancient Egypt was formed around 5000 years ago. Civilization, as a human social organization, is only believed to have come into existence between 10,000 and 7,000 years ago. Actual sedentarization is believed to have started around 14,000 years ago. So that leaves 185,000 years when humans were basically just primitive animals. That is mind boggling.
On top of that, the precursor species to humans, homo erectus came into existence about 2,000,000 years ago.