As far as we know, only Sapiens can talk about entire kinds of entities that they have never seen, touched or smelled. Legends, myths, gods and religions appeared for the first time with the Cognitive Revolution. Many animals and human species could previously say, ‘Careful! A lion!’ Thanks to the Cognitive Revolution, Homo sapiens acquired the ability to say, ‘The lion is the guardian spirit of our tribe.’ This ability to speak about fictions is the most unique feature of Sapiens language.
Sapiens. Nuval Yoah Harari
Someone will say: But God exists!
And then, we might shut our traps to survive.
Perhaps, only because the only time I discuss fiction is when I’m discussing how fiction is written. Not if the things in fiction do exist or not. Anyone can play to believe in unicorns, right? Pasto kalo.
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