The Problem Of The Chimps

Be Assured That Our Individual Actions, Collectively, Make A Huge Difference.

That's What Keeps Me Going. Everywhere I Go There Are Young People With Shining Eyes Wanting To Tell Me, "dr. Jane, We're Going To Make The World A Better Place."

I Don't Spend That Much Time Being Introspective, Believe It Or Not. All I Know Is That I Grew Up Not Questioning God Because That's How You Are. God Was There Like The Birds And The Wind.

I Think The Most Important Thing Is To Keep Active, And To Hope That Your Mind Stays Active.

Is It Not Possible That The Chimpanzees Are Responding To Some Feeling Like Awe? A Feeling Generated By The Mystery Of Water; Water That Seems Alive, Always Rushing Past Yet Never Going, Always The Same Yet Ever Different. Was It Perhaps Similar Feelings Of Awe That Gave Rise To The First Animistic Religions, The Worship Of The Elements And The Mysteries Of Nature Over Which There Was No Control? Only When Our Prehistoric Ancestors Developed Language Would It Have Been Possible To Discuss Such Internal Feelings And Create A Shared Religion.