The One Idea That Separated Humans From Neanderthals | BOOKER T. COLEMAN #shorts

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[00:00:00]The concept of honor through word. You see, the reason why we have to sign contracts is because fundamentally we don't trust each other.

[00:00:08]In Africa, you never have to sign anything because your word was your bond.

[00:00:13]And for you to go against your word uh brought more devastation than breaking a contract.

[00:00:21]So, that's what ushered in civilization was the act of sharing, the act of com- community, the act of looking at a greater good that we all aspire for. As a Neanderthal, we were all about ourselves. We were all about that next meal.

[00:00:38]As a Homo sapien sapien, we stopped and wondered and said, "It is good for all of us to survive." So, instead of us fighting over one piece of food, let us all share that one piece of food because we will all eat forever because the next time you get something to eat, we'll all eat again.

[00:00:56]But, I know that if I were in a group of seven people and the mightiest of the group ate all the food, I know that I would fight to become the mightiest of the people so I could get the food.

[00:01:06]In Africa, it didn't make a difference because we all shared.

[00:01:11]And nature itself gave us things to share. And we always knew that where our next meal would come from.