A Posteriori: Getting to the Bottom of Human Development

Abstract

This article asserts that the most important physical feature distinguishing man from all other creatures, one which allowed for and contributed to the development of the thumb and the brain, which facilitated and encouraged the development of his imagination, his ability to think abstractly and even to doubt, and made it possible for him to master all other life forms and advance so far in containing and even conquering some forces of nature is his well-developed posterior; superior to that of all other living creatures: while sitting comfortably for long periods freed his hands and vision, it also allowed him to imagine and ponder what was over the horizon.Contrasting the human body with that of any life form or creature on land or in the sea or air, it becomes immediately evident that it is, without a doubt, the most elaborate, intricate, versatile, and adaptable to be found. Why man was able to master all other life forms and even advance so far in containing and conquering the forces of nature has been an ongoing question in the minds of anthropologists, zoologists, political scientists, and philosophers, generating myriad theories in an attempt to explain this phenomenon, even in part.How did life come about in the first place? Was it the result of the deliberate will and design of a conscious creator, or was it a random accident in a vast and chaotic universe whose origins will remain its own magnificent mystery forever? While this question may remain moot, posing it excites the imagination and forces it to transcend the frontiers and confines of the human mind.It is in contemplating the complex intermingling of order and chaos present in life and the universe that a possible explanation of the reasons for man's uniqueness may emerge. A mutant cannot be fully explained by stating that the circumstances of the existence of both order and chaos, side by side, provided the proper atmosphere for its emergence. Whether created or evolved, man, as a KAMEL S. ABU JABER, a native of Jordan, holds a Ph.