The domination of human beings is not entirely due to the particularity of human beings, but to the overall prosperity of mammals on earth at this stage. Just as dinosaurs were the masters, it was not entirely because of dinosaurs themselves, but because of the prosperity of reptiles at that time. All kinds of reptiles dominated the earth and built this stage. Dinosaurs were later reptiles. The decline of dinosaurs is not due to the decline of a species or a group of dinosaurs, but to the decline of reptiles as a whole. Followed by the prosperity of mammals, forming a complete food chain, and human beings are just a star on this stage. Therefore, if humans are going to be extinct in the future, one of the most likely reasons is that the stage of mammals has collapsed. After this stage collapses, monkeys will not replace people, but will also fall down, and another group of animals will appear, so we don't need to worry about whether monkeys will replace people.
This passage made me suddenly realize that even human beings who are the spirits of all things and dominate the earth, and even those who can colonize aliens in movies like Avatar, are actually just a group in the structure, not a special existence outside the structure. Since it exists in the structure, it must depend on this structure and cannot and cannot be separated from it.
However, there are too many centralism, exceptionalism and particularism around us.
Personal conceit and pride are personal egoism. Even in today's Internet age, there is freedom to admire so-called craftsmen. The so-called survival rule of U disk is "bring your own data, do not install the system, plug in and out at any time, and cooperate freely". Its essence is to clarify the relationship between people and social structures and social organizations, that is, social institutions and social organizations become a public infrastructure similar to telecommunications networks, rather than eliminating the structural significance and importance of social structures and social organizations to individuals. Otherwise, why does Internet thinking emphasize "bring your own information, plug in at any time without installing a system", and finally add "free cooperation"? Even with the attribute of freedom, the most important thing is that noun.
British isolationism, Germanic nationalism, American exceptionalism, Eurocentrism, White Centrism and so on are all collective centralism. British isolationism is to maintain British independence, not to directly intervene in the struggle on the European continent, but to balance the power of Europe. But the essential starting point is that Britain thinks its own particularity, whether it is geography or national culture. The theory of Germanic national particularity directly evolved into anti-Semitism, which directly caused the tragedy of millions of Jews. Of course, Nazi Germany was not the only one who committed this crime. American exceptionalism is based on American political, traditional, historical and religious advantages. The intention of Eurocentrism is simple, which is to divide two countries, Europe with developed civilization and other countries. Whitecentrism is similar to Eurocentrism, that is, human beings are divided into two kinds, civilized and intelligent whites and others. However, they are all bankrupt. Why go bankrupt? There are two frequently quoted words that can answer this question. One is the inscription on the title page of Hemingway's novel for whom the bell tolls: "No one is an island. Everyone is a part of the earth. If the current washes away a lump of soil, the mainland will lose a piece, just like losing a cape, just like losing a friend or my home: anyone's death will make me lose, because I am closely related to mankind. So ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for you. " The other is an epitaph: "At first, they came after the producers of * * *. I'm not a producer, so I don't talk; Then, they came after the Jews. I'm not Jewish, so I don't talk. Later, they targeted union members. I'm not a member of the trade union, so I don't talk. After that, they went after Catholics. I'm a Protestant. I don't talk. Finally, they came to me, and no one stood up to support me. "
Human cruelty to other animals and damage to the environment are the central theories of human beings. Just like Professor Zhang's research, humans never thought that apes could count, distinguish colors, learn skills, inherit culture and even live in politics and economy. When his research found that apes can learn skills and cultural heritage, the world was in an uproar. Similarly, I read a book at home last summer vacation, Frans? De Waal's Politics of Chimpanzees made me realize that the high-level affairs that human beings are proud of and pretentious have already existed among chimpanzees. At the same time, it is precisely because chimpanzees, as animals, are not as "civilized" as human beings, and when operating their politics, they also directly interpret the animal nature of human nature.