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Tango0101 Jun 2018 10:46 p.m. PST

""We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars," Oscar Wilde wrote. Ever since an early human sat by the glowing embers of a fire on a winter night, as others fell asleep and the camp quietened, we have pondered the mysteries of existence. What are those points of light studding the sky? What are these movements within my belly? Where did this life come from? What is life? How do I protect this being from all harm?

Such questions have occupied not only ordinary humans through the ages but also philosophers and, later, scientists. In recent centuries we have learned so much—and such marvelous things—about the worlds around and within us that it may sometimes seem that no nook is left unexplored, no miracles left for us to unravel. The truth is, though, that every new discovery leads us to ever deeper questions. We know what the stars are, but their motion defies explanation. We can look into the farthest crannies of the universe, but the more we see, the more we suspect that we may never, truly, understand it all. We have a good idea of how the body works, but the mind remains elusive. We know what life is but not where that first spark came from. We can observe unimaginably minute objects, but the more we try to control them, the more they seem to evade our grasp…."
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Mithmee04 Jun 2018 12:38 p.m. PST

Ever since an early human sat by the glowing embers of a fire on a winter night, as others fell asleep and the camp quietened, we have pondered the mysteries of existence.

Actually I think those early humans were more concerned about where will breakfast/next meal come from.

zoneofcontrol04 Jun 2018 7:49 p.m. PST

"It was a warm summer evening in Greece…"
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Bowman05 Jun 2018 9:09 a.m. PST

Actually I think those early humans were more concerned about where will breakfast/next meal come from.

I think that would be their most pressing concern too. Early Homo Sapiens entered Europe with the receding of the glaciers about 40,000 years ago. So clothing, shelter and food were their primary concerns.

However, I would guess they would also be interested in topics beyond their immediate survival. You can see this with their artifacts, their burials, and their art work. For example, there are paleolithic flutes found in Germany that are dated from the time humans first came to Europe.

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Also there is an awesome documentary, "The Cave of Forgotten Dreams" by acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog. It is about all the 30,000 year old artwork within the Chauvet Caves in southern France. It is well worth watching.

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While life was hard and food and shelter were pressing needs, early man had other aspirations too.

As to the six questions from the OP, I doubt such ancient, paleolithic people would have thought of any of them. That came along later…..with civilization.

Tango0105 Jun 2018 12:34 p.m. PST

Many thanks!.

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