Wisdom, intelligence, reason..lā
No matter what name you use to describe the wonderful reactions that exist in the brains of many thinking creatures like humans, it cannot fully express everything covered by this entire complex system.
Just as every attempt to simply describe and summarize history and religion always seems too one-sided, the debate about the ability of the mind has never stopped since humans had written records. In every era, every country and region, many great figures have raised questions about it. People learn and think by observing other animals around them. Among them, ants, which are highly social animals and can be seen everywhere, are naturally the most important. Most importantly, if people in the civilized world are willing to put some thought into it, they are often surprised to find that these tiny creatures are so similar to their own social system.
The queen ant, who is like a queen, instructs the worker ants in the nest to build and expand her kingdom. They are also responsible for collecting food and many other tasks diligently, just like the workers and peasants in human society, and the kingdom must interact with other creatures. Or there is a conflict between other kingdoms, so the soldiers who need to defend it are the existence of soldier ants. Under the influence of pheromones, these small and busy creatures have formed a lively and well-organized country, making the observers Their humans couldn't help but think.
——Do these tiny insects that we can kill hundreds of with one slap have the same thinking ability as us?
The answer is probably no. Ants and many other insects only have instincts. They are like machines with programmed actions and will only react to the current environment based on a few simple basic coping methods. He plays his own small role in the huge world, and cannot at least try to change everything like humans because they have thoughts.
But this extends to the second question - does the existence of such a thing as thought really mean that humans and many other creatures with larger bodies and smarter brains are more perfect and advanced species than ants?
This is a question worth pondering.
It is true that because of the ability to think, humans no longer need to spend millions of years passively evolving in the environment, but can learn to use and even change the environment on their own. Cities and empires were built, ships and carriages were built, writing, song and dance were built, and increasingly powerful weapons and armies were built. A series of things that were quite great, at least in the eyes of humans, were created. The ancestors in the past felt that the fearful lions, dragons, lizards and even Deinosuchus were captured by the emperors of the Laman Empire and made to fight each other in the arena. The blood and cries of these animals were used as playthings for entertainment after dinner. Humanity's territory expanded again and again. Many creatures blocking the road were bleeding like rivers under the weapons invented by using their minds.
Simply speaking as a species, the results brought about by human beings' complex thinking abilities can be said to be quite successful. It has gone through more than ten thousand years to carve out the human world step by step. It does not have the powerful manufacturing capabilities of dwarves and dwarfs, nor the physique of orcs, nor the longevity and magical talents of elves. The reason why humans can have among several major races The most territory also has a lot to do with the ability to learn quickly driven by the urgent thought of this mayfly dying in three days.
But if it is said that thoughts only bring benefits, that is obviously not entirely correct - beyond the basics of simple food that can fill the stomach and a small piece of territory for free reproduction, human beings have begun to be greedy for more. Thought is what a White Church priest would say is the "original sin of the Fall" that has quietly catalyzed many of the inhumane massacres and divisions in human history.
——Although it is ironic that the greatest massacres in human history are actually inseparable from religion, this proves the terrifying power of thought as a weapon from another aspect. Because in the final analysis, religion is just another companion of human thought.
There is a proverb in the north: "He who does not know is fearless." Because I have the ability to think and understand life and death, I hesitate. Ants, which are purely social animals that exist only as gears, don't know how to fear, but humans who are supposed to be a higher class, no matter how powerful warriors they are, will always have something that makes them feel deeply afraid.
People sing and praise death, just like the martial spirit pursued by northerners and even the chivalry common on the West Coast, which regards sacrificing death for the country and the people as an "honor". In fact, tracing its roots, it is born from fear.
If you are really accustomed to death, there is no need to praise it as the supreme glory. Some people who have ideas choose to use them to enslave other people. People who have been brainwashed by this idea have committed so many heinous crimes - in order not to be killed, they strike first - with this absurdity The reason for the opening of the war has happened countless times in history.
Thought is a double-edged sword that brings a higher level of civilization but also makes cowardice and chaos deeply rooted in the hearts of all major races.
So in the final analysis, humans have many other intelligent creatures that should be more advanced by human standards. Are they really much nobler and better than these busy little insects?
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No matter how many words he used to convince himself, it was useless. Fear and shock lingered in his heart. The moment he saw the huge creature, all his self-confidence was completely defeated.
The largest individual of the Aya snake dragon can reach seven or eight tons. Its total length is actually only more than twice that of the dragon lizard in the swamp area - and a large part of it is composed of the slender neck and tail. Such a high weight is mainly due to the considerable height of this creature. The round body and limbs with fins prevent it from standing for a long time, let alone running. But even so, when such an Aya When the snake dragon finally swam to the west side of Lake Lorena after waiting for many days, it still shocked many people, including our little Mila, who saw this behemoth for the first time.
Life itself is a miraculous existence, colorful from tiny insects to gigantic beasts. The water waves drawn out when swimming are more than ten meters long. Standing on the northwest hillside and looking down Looking at the white skin covered with sky blue spots on the back of Aya Snake Dragon, it looks like a small boat that can be used by several people to sit on. The techniques that people use to kill each other and various armors are waiting here. It is meaningless in front of a giant beast of its size. You can slash it with dozens of swords, but it will only suffer some minor injuries. Even the most expensive armor will deform, twist and squeeze as long as it is stepped on. causing serious injuries to your flesh and bones.
"Do you really want to hunt something like this?" The trembling young mercenary said, and no one answered him. A very small number of people like our little Mira did not fully understand the meaning of this sentence— Even though she had been learning Lamani during this period, it was obvious that more than twenty days was not completely enough - and the rest of the people thought that this question had no meaning in answering.
They had been preparing for such a long time and had stayed in this ghost place for more than a week just to accomplish this task. How could they back down now?
No one wants to stay here anymore. After all, although they are well prepared, the primeval forest in the southern border has never been a place created for human beings to enjoy sightseeing. When you first come here, maybe the mixture of tension and freshness makes you not disgusted with this kind of life, but as time goes by and this feeling gradually disappears, everything in your daily life will make you feel extremely uncomfortable. I feel disgusted and irritable, and I deeply miss the beauty of the town and feel that I am incompatible with the wild.
The poor sanitary conditions were the first to suffer. Although the group brought several extra buckets and used horn cups as tools for scooping water, they used extra canvas, ropes and branches to pull up a small area to serve as shower rooms and toilets. They also carried A soap made from a small amount of animal fat mixed with plant ash. But in a place where poisonous insects and wild beasts roam nearby, it is a luxury to wash your body without fear.
Coupled with the simple tent made of airtight waterproof canvas, and the cotton and linen bedding that started to get moldy and smelly after sleeping in the humid and sultry weather for a while, for safety, I had to camp very close to the sweat of other people in the camp. Stink, etc., etc. - food is the only bright spot, but the dry cereals placed on the simple dining table are often eaten by small creatures such as mice at night, and these dirty little things are also It is very disgusting to eat and defecate on it at the same time - or even more horrifying, one morning you take the leftover barbecue from last night and take a closer look, but it is full of densely packed maggots squirming.
We have mentioned countless times that if it is not forced by life, who would want to travel for a long time in the wild instead of living a stable life in a town with sufficient supplies and good sanitation conditions? A group of young mercenaries had a very clear understanding at this moment. After staying and stationed, the daily life lost its novelty and became disgusting, coupled with the cowardice and escape caused by their personal thoughts—— If it continues to be delayed, the situation will probably get worse and worse.
Team leader Jeronimo frowned and looked at each other with hunting expert Juan. The squinting old mercenary nodded in agreement. They had been guarding here for a week before they saw such a snake dragon wandering near the west side of the lake. It was no longer time to hesitate. If it continued, the task would only become more difficult. Geronimo decisively started gesturing to let him go. A group of people went to make preparations.
This young female snake dragon is obviously in line with their target selection tendencies. In fact, it was found wandering on the nearby water a day ago - this proves that it has the common level of intelligence of snake dragons, but only A day later, he got even closer, which proved the fact that this snake dragon was still young and inexperienced.
The old mercenaries quickly buried the uneaten food and the garbage produced in these days as soon as it appeared. As an omnivore, the snake dragon's sense of smell is not as rich as that of carnivores, but it is still The level is almost the same as that of humans. Therefore, even though the camp was originally established downwind, in order to avoid all possible failure factors, the old mercenaries still buried it decisively.
The young mercenary who once ran out and wanted to get close to our little Mira, but was despised by her and said, "You can't beat me." The young man named Euphemio is the smartest or the most smart-aleck among this batch of recruits. One of them, because using a shovel to bury domestic garbage and food seemed to him quite laborious, he took a torch from the campfire in the distance and tried to burn it directly.
All this naturally frightened Lao Juan and the other orange mercenaries. The animals living in the forest are very sensitive to the presence of fire. Snake dragons are no exception. The campfires of their group were stored near the camp. The rear part is to avoid being seen by the animals on the other side of the lake, and the place for domestic waste disposal is in the front near the lake for the convenience of water-if a fire is lit here, the situation will become irreversible. .
The task was important, so Euphemio was not scolded too much, and this may have further contributed to his complex combination of smartness and cowardice - so the question above about whether to do this thing naturally also It was from this young man.
The mercenary group has no rules and regulations. As the lowest-level mercenary, he and other young people are just running errands, so Ofemio's idea did not attract much attention. The members of the team began to run to their respective posts according to Geronimo's instructions. Henry, who had nothing to do, and his group of escort mercenaries retreated far away - there are specialties in the art, and in this case there are many people. The saying of being powerful is not completely universal, and people like them without professional skills will only add to the confusion.
'Don't be impatient! Juan raised his hand and gestured hard. The snake dragon was slowly swimming over, and the mercenaries had to wait until it was finished giving birth and its physical strength was greatly exhausted before hunting. This is not only to increase the success rate, but hunting the female snake dragon after it gives birth to offspring can also ensure the continuation of the species. Every senior hunting mercenary will not kill indiscriminately, even if they plan to negotiate with Batty The same is true for Jeronimo, who joined forces to hack these dragon skins. They deeply understand the importance of natural cycles. Because of their deep contact with nature, they are more cautious.
It is said that where the capital is more developed and the people are richer, the depth of thinking will be higher. This is exactly the reason. If the same situation is transferred to the West Coast, the mercenaries there will probably think, "They kill so many people anyway." I can’t kill them all.” So he began to hunt wildly.
But unfortunately, the ideas of the older Orange Brand mercenaries were not conveyed to the lower-level mercenaries.
Cowardly, nervous, and partly smart and self-righteous. The young female snake dragon climbed up the mudflat and began to dig out the moist and soft soil to build a nest. At this time, Euphemio, before Juan or Geronimo gave the order, was digging in a variety of ways. Driven by his thoughts and emotions, he suddenly rushed from his post and ran towards the snake dragon, shouting.
“Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaductevenductinhahahahahahaha!” Since there were more than twenty people present and the escort mercenaries were staying far away, even our sages were not able to notice anything unusual about this young man. The experienced Orange Brand mercenaries watched in shock as the young man rushed forward inexplicably and then made a sound like a female scream and began to yell something loudly.
"Aya, hiss -" The female snake dragon who was about to give birth raised her body again and roared towards him, then opened her mouth and was about to bite. Ofemio was so frightened that he sat down on the ground and crawled again. When he got up, the crotch of his khaki linen trousers had turned brown.
"Idiot!" Juan was so angry that his eyes opened and his white beard streaked, but he still ordered decisively.
"start to act!"
The hunting expert, who was not tall but had a strong voice, gave the order, and the mercenaries immediately reacted and started operating the tools in their hands.
