A pre-historical essay

I love fictional non-fiction. Funny piece by Aaron Diaz of Dresden Codak.

A Thinking Ape’s Critique of Trans-Simianism by Thog, Professor of Finding an Animal and then Killing it.

It raises an awareness of how far humans have gone beyond biological evolution. Life, for billions of years, have been limited by their genetic code. Improvements could only take place over thousands of years, through reproduction, mutation, or chance viral infection. With the development of what people call the "mind", humans can improve themselves through learning, invention, and creation. Ideas take the place of genetic material. The span of human development has been a history of how ideas can be communicated and passed on.

The apes in Aaron's essay were on the cusp of a great change. They had access to the power of thought and speech. All they were missing is the imagination, the willingness to see past what they were, and a leap of faith to take them into the next level. Will we humans be able to take that next step?