CULTURE AND SOCIETY
The existence of man on earth has raised two contradictory authorities. The historicity has created these two arguments in this world of our life!!!!
1. The Christians claimed that man was created by the pronouncement of God about 2-3 thousand years ago and a book was written to support the fact.
2. Evolution..the scientists claimed that man
evolved in Africa over 4 millions of years ago by mutation.
Whatever the case may be, the human body is a magnificent piece of engineering honed by all kinds of mutations that adapts itself to all kinds of challenges. It was further speculated and pontificated that the irregular and disjointed surfaces of the planet could be as a result of the evolution. Or until we have a better chronological evidence? Scientific research of human existence and development is never permanent. Whatever we develop continuously modifies our way of life. We exist in a state of flux.
Otherwise how did we get here? Whichever is correct, man began to live together as a community and started his own culture of coexistence to meet his existential challenges.
Man’s interaction created a culture and mutual efforts and benefits by hunting and gathering.
Establishment of communities led to formation of societies and collective actions lead to consequential results.
Charles Darwin, an English naturalist, created the concept of genetic natural selection through mutation to the evolution of mankind. With his activity of hunting and gathering, group farming was developed.
Man from the beginning of his hunting life chased animals with his four limbs, like a chimpanzee, our closest primate.
The necessity for speed and ability converted him to the utilization of two of his limbs for running swift action and balance. Running animals pant and get tired quickly but man needs a form of conserving and prolonging his energy. Therefore he developed the art of walking on two of his limbs thereby getting strengthened and muscular.
Living in a community led to the epidemic of diseases, that awoke the curiosity, observation and scientific investigation of mankind. The survival of the fittest and Darwin’s theory of natural selection led in 21st century to the examination of man. The plague, the pandemic of communal living led mankind to scientific research of his body discovery and development of helpful solution and treatment. Industrial revolution increased the might of European Empires and expansion into the new Continent of America including its epidemic spread. The Chinese discovered the benefit of rice and increased its agricultural expansion. Today China is the greatest consumer of rice. They have an annual festival of rice diet Whereby they provide a line of over 800 tables of the cuisine. It cannot be far fetched to conclude what made Chinese cuisine widespread all over the world.
Milk consumption with its protein strengthened the Mongolians a lot to overpower their enemies.
The Mexicans increased their production and consumption of corn as a staple food and this has resultantly increased their obesity and the prevalence of diabetic disease. This has increased their fat propensity making them tend to be the fattest people in the world.
Is the world going through an infinite gestation?
Mohammed Garuba
Husimaw 