Chapter 60: Evolution
Liebig and Weller, the two great scientists who intuitively felt that there was no absolute boundary between inorganic matter and organic matter, were so excited that they were dancing with their hands at this time, and they finally heard a rather interesting hypothesis, which completely overturned the creationism of life, although Downing said that "God only created the basic rules of physics", but the intelligent scientists all understood that this is a complete denial of the secular God, even life is formed by natural evolution, and the Bible has become bullshit, worthless, It's just not clear.
Yes, this process from inorganic to organic is only "hypothetical", and scientists are skeptical, and they also know that there is no way to prove this so-called "billion" years ago, but there are still scientists who ask Downing for evidence.
Tang Ning continued to preach: "Well, of course there is, there is no evidence of the primitive life just mentioned, because after they died, they were eaten by other creatures, and the fragrance disappeared. Until one day, bones evolved. It's also an evolutionary event. The original skeleton formed the chordates, with only one bone running through the head and tail, and with a solid notochord, the fish would move very fast, which was a very strong survival advantage. And there is evidence of the existence of this creature, yesterday I also went to the Munich Museum, where there are fossils of chordates.
The competition for survival has made the notochord more and more developed, and the production of perfect vertebrates has led to more such fossils. Animals can only live in the ocean, but some shore animals are affected by the tides, often encounter the tide left on the shore, the result is that some animals are more and more tolerant to the waterless environment, and then evolved amphibians, and then some amphibians into the vast land, become pure land animals, among them are insects, there are reptiles, these animals get rid of the shackles of water, each show its ability, insects first evolved wings, so that their figures quickly spread all over the world. Reptiles are not idle, they were originally cold-blooded animals, too cold places to adapt, but later differentiated into thermostatic offspring, can also enter the vast depths of the continent. Some reptiles stood up and grew larger and larger in order to gain enough strength, and the result was the birth of dinosaurs. And there is a small dinosaur that became the ancestor of birds, and this is fossil evidence, and there is a fossil called Archaeopteryx in the British Museum. The Archaeopteryx had a bony tail, which indicates that it was not very good at flying, and its claws were three-toed claws, which are very similar to dinosaurs, and it is a transitional type of dinosaur and bird. ”
Downing's speech came to an end, and by this time everyone was already hungry, and they began to eat, and continued to mutter and communicate while eating, and the Duchess Sissi finally stopped eating alone......
The simple rules of God can evolve such a complex world of life, and a great show at the dinner at the Earls' Court shook the scientific community of the whole of Germany and the whole world beyond measure. Downing was originally a great inventor, the undisputed god in the field of engineering, but from now on, he is a great god in the scientific world, and the evidence for the theory of evolution will only increase, and his divine power will become more and more powerful.
"It's a pity that my teacher is gone," said Wheeler, "and if he had heard this wonderful answer from the Earl, he would not have proudly displayed his remarks of 'You make me a little friend.'" ”
Finally, Liebig thought of a very ...... I asked weakly, "Humans have evolved too, right?" ”
As soon as these words came out, everything fell silent, and everyone stopped the knives and forks in their hands.
Tang Ning replied casually: "Everything has checks and balances, if you are acid-resistant, then you may not be alkali-resistant, if you are alkali-resistant, not necessarily acid-resistant, if you are both acid-resistant and alkali-resistant, maybe your structure is complex, the growth rate is slow, and you may not have an absolute advantage in the competition for survival." Some animals are very smart, some are stupid, but stupidity has the advantage of being stupid, compared to insects, ants and whatever, they have no brains at all, they live according to instinct, but they can also reproduce quickly, and even evolve a social division of labor. On the surface, the more intelligent the animal, the more advantageous it should be, but there are disadvantages to being smart, for example, their brain structure is complex. Mammals are very intelligent and lively, running around, exploring everywhere, like mice, monkeys, they are all intelligent mammals.
Intelligent animals need a longer juvenile period to develop their brains, so they can't be like oviparous, they can leave their eggs to fend for themselves, or even give birth to a litter for life like birds, because that is not nutritious enough, and the long juvenile period makes mammals need parents to take care of their children, and the larger the mammals, the more so. Monkeys are quite intelligent, they need to take care of children for a long time, and we humans are even more so, young children cannot take care of themselves for a long time, because all the resources are used to develop our strong brains.
Why are monkeys smart? Because the skill of climbing trees requires a relatively high brain capacity, walking and running are relatively easy, but to climb high and high in trees, this requirement for intelligence is not ordinarily high. It requires you not only to climb trees, but also to judge the size of the branches, the sturdiness of the branches, and whether the distance between the two branches can be crossed, so the monkeys are smart, they must be smart, and those who are not smart fall to death......
The intelligence of mammals is the best in the animal kingdom, and the intelligence of apes such as monkeys and orangutans is the best among mammals.
The evolution of dexterous hands in apes is another big event. These dexterous hands are used not only to climb trees and dig birds' nests, but also to make tools. At first, apes may use the stones on the ground to throw leopards, wolves, tigers and other beasts of prey to play a defensive role, although they cannot be stoned to death, but they can also play a harassing role, so these beasts cannot invade the territory of apes lightly. Being blinded by a stone is no joke.
Some beasts can climb trees, such as leopards, this animal can not only climb so simple, its speed is also quite fast, apes will be killed if they are not careful, until one day, a particularly smart ape broke a branch, as a spear to resist the leopard, this weapon is not simple, the leopard will be poked to death by the ape if not careful. When a group of apes picks up sticks, the large predators that come to attack are intimidated. The apes have finally earned themselves a military strength comparable to that of a beast with their dexterous hands. And this is far from the end, because the apes are not only dexterous in their hands, but also have very developed brains, they can not only defend, but also attack, and when the age of food scarcity comes, the originally cowardly apes go out and take the initiative to use spears to attack large animals, and even beasts. Soon, the clever apes discovered that it was easier to succeed when they fought together, and the hunt was born.
Spears, hunting, ape solidarity and ingenuity ultimately make them apex predators! In the process of hunting, the apes developed a language that cooperated with each other, and this language became more and more complex, and the success rate of the ape hunters became higher and higher, and the combat effectiveness became stronger and stronger, even the fierce tigers and lions were not a problem, as long as the spears were hard enough, they could even take down the adult elephants, which is something that the lions could not do. (http://.)。
Becoming a predator is of great significance for the further evolution of apes, because if a vegetarian diet is the mainstay, energy is not enough, apes must constantly eat, leaves, fruits, flowers, wild vegetables, a qiē can pick a vegetarian food, they have no idle work, they know how to eat all day long. After becoming a meat eater, the energy has improved dramatically, so that the apes have a lot of leisure, and finally have time to play, polish more delicate tools, explore everywhere, find new territory, maybe look up at the stars at night, and suddenly a question pops up in their minds: Who am I? Where am I from? What am I living for?
Friends, in my opinion, this is the birth of the first man, the ape who can think about life, is our ancestor! ”
The Grand Ballroom of Earls' Court burst into applause, and all the scientists who listened to it rejoiced in the fact that they had witnessed the birth of the first human being ever. There are no miracles, but there are more miracles, and this hypothesis is so well organized that it has captured the minds of scientists who make rational thinking their work.
Some scientists even sang after two drinks, and one scientist actually sang an elegy, and then sang and sang, and many scientists cried.
Sissi was inexplicable and asked Tang Ning weakly, "Why are they crying?" ”
Downing: "Because, I killed God." ”