Man in the Cave

Man in the cave

1. After Chesterton takes us into the cave, the conclusions we are able to draw about the nature of man compared to the nature of animal is that the nature of man is not about violence or destruction. The nature of man does not sit idle or dwell on his primitive surroundings but expands his mind through creativity and invention. After reading the passage in which we were taking into the cave and a few others you can also see that the nature of man did not evolve but was always there. Chesterton makes a good point when he compares the cave man picture of the stag to the little boys picture of the horse. He compels us to think outside the box and not just look at the cave man as a primitive "creature" but as what he is, which is man.

2. After reading Chesterton, I don't believe the evolutionary explanations on the origin of man are very satisfying, due to Chesterton's ability to open your mind and question when did man become capable to understand the world and the beings around him. When was he able to know the difference between a color or the shades of an animal or even how he is able to create the art that he did if he is compared to the beast of the land.

3. When Chesterton makes the case about human nature being supernatural I believe what he is saying is that if God did not create man it is the more extraordinary that he became what he is because unlike other animals, humans are able to invent things, able to create and add specific details to whatever they want. Humans are able to do a multitude of things that other animals are not so if evolution did play a role then why are humans the only ones capable of doing a variety of stuff.