On PBS, there was a series entitled, "The Human Spark." It explored the "spark" that made us uniquely human. In the process, scientists and researchers looked for clues by examining the difference between Neanderthal and Cro Magnon (or us).
I've always maintained that the real issue was art. That's what makes us different then animals, and that's what made us survive. On the episode that I watched of "The Human Spark," I learned that Neanderthal was successful, but pretty much a creature of routine. Tools didn't evolve much, and nor did the population. If something new did happen, it wasn't spread to other groups.
Art, though some might say is irrelevant to evolution as opposed to math or science, is pivotal to our ability to pass on information and to our ability to think in new ways. Art is about perspectives that are abstract, which is how we learn to create things.
I've never been good with drawing, but I do like words (and please don't judge me by these blog entries). So, I've decided to try my own poetry website again (I used to run a fairly successful one back in the Pleistocene ages).
I think that most people only know of the boring poetry, and they really don't understand the mechanics of why poetry is not only a skill art, but how it truly communicates to an audience. I wish to help people learn about it and explore it.
I have a little website at http://www.poetrygarden.spruz.com or Poetry Garden
If you're interested... post stuff, though I really don't know how to start new threads in the forum myself.
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