I once heard: The Fallacy of an Accomplished Species.
My title refers to a very popular idea that roams the planet nowadays, that human beings as we are now are the end result of evolution. Let me tell you: ha-ha. The fact that your life experience is happening now in the year 2012 when the theory of Evolution is such a widely accepted one and we know that many species have changed and adapted to be what they are, that does not by any means mean that we are a finished product. We are still at baby stage my friend; child stage is even pushing it. Look around you; can you see all the still un-actualised potential that composes the human landscape? Do you SEE it? Can you see the thousands of human beings that can’t be and become what they can become, all of us, in this struggle, unable to achieve a better self. The fact that evolution has taken us to this stage does not by any means mean we are an accomplished species. We have done a lot, but we have much more to do.
This is what I call the fallacy of an accomplished species. The sad thought that everything that could be invented, has been invented, the sad thought that we have reached our physical final shape and that our planet will not change anymore because its fine the way it is. Fortunately my friend, it’s changing and it will keep changing. Change is constant, along with life. The arrogant idea that planet Earth, and us humans with it, have finished our evolution process is a very mistaken one. The planet will do all the shifts that it needs, and we will also change. In my humble opinion, if we were a bit wiser, we would work WITH this Earth changes rather than against them. We are not at the top of the game. Every empire once thought that they were the highest evolution, the highest achievement. The end of the chain. We have seen too many giants rise and fall to really believe that we are the end result of evolution, which is what history tells us. This is an ongoing process, in which the whole Universe partakes.
Here in planet Earth we move at the pace of the slowest. So, whenever you see somebody doing something that you consider not very intelligent, think about this: everyone has their own long path to go, their growth to experience, they lessons to gather. We are not the ones to judge at what stage of evolution we are, but one thing is for sure, this is not the end. And if you do agree with the teachings of the theory of Evolution, I hope you agree that we are not the finished product, but we are still being shaped by it, and shaping it too, as we are part of nature and our actions influence the whole human race. Bye-bye.
By Eliza Veretilo
The Philosophy Takeaway 'Open Topic' Issue 31
