Animals have survival skills. This is clear to anyone watching. Humans are not gifted in most physical attributes, not a good actor in a fight with a big cat or bear. Humans, however, survive because of communal skills and the ability to recall and assemble data. From infancy animals look and learn. Humans are especially good at this and great at assembling lessons and teaching them to their young in an abstract way. We have become what I can call “abstractors.”

These abstractions are superb learning tools and permit us to leave the jungle. The more an abstraction works, the more we have faith in it. If one is bad, we get eaten.

Our problem is we tend to “believe” abstractions (“science” being one of them). This would relate to the theme here. Our minds assemble, categorize and abstract. That is what we are. However, abstractions are not reality, if indeed anyone actually experiences that. We forget that and accept certain abstractions as “fact.” Others will call it a belief.

In the end, history becomes nothing more than the “fight or flight” instinct raised by contrary abstractions.

I enjoyed the chimp segment. I have seen “bums” select fine wines while yuppies pick the crap, which is also enlightening.

In conclusion, I propose that those who fancy them “scientists” are creating an illusion for themselves. Science is a tool; theories are not facts. One isn’t a hammer, so how is one a scientist? Tools are survival mechanisms and will help, but they are not reality. To smugly distain all from a “scientific” position is arrogance and a dangerous delusion if unchecked. The NAZIs had great scientists.