Cosmo Sapiens: Human Evolution From The Origin Of The Universe -- John Hands -- c. 2016
Chapter 31. Conclusions and Reflections on the Emergence and Evolution of Humans.
1. Human anatomical and genetic characteristics differ only in degree from those of other primates. What distinguishes us .....reflective consciousness ... not only does an adult modern human know but also it knows that it knows.
2. This is key .... the emergence of reflective consciousness -- was not merely degree but it marked a change of kind from the evolution of inanimate matter.
3. It is not possible to trace the lineage of the rise of consciousness to the point that consciousness became conscious of itself from a specific prehuman ancestor.
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35. While humans have been shaped by their genetic inheritance and their cultural environment, their possession of self-reflective consciousness has given them a unique capacity to transcend both.
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