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==PAPER 62: THE DAWN RACES OF EARLY MAN==     

==PAPER 62: THE DAWN RACES OF EARLY MAN==     

62:0.1 About one million years ago the immediate [[ancestors]] of [[mankind]] made their [[appearance]] by three [[successive]] and sudden [[mutations]] stemming from early stock of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemur lemur] type of [[placental]] [[mammal]]. The [[dominant]] [[factors]] of these early lemurs were derived from the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_58#58:4._THE_LIFE-DAWN_ERA western or later American group] of the evolving [[life plasm]]. But before [[establishing]] the direct line of [[human]] [[ancestry]], this strain was reinforced by [[contributions]] from the central life implantation evolved in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa#Paleohistory Africa]. The eastern life group contributed little or nothing to the [[actual]] production of the [[human]] [[species]].

62:0.1 About one million years ago the immediate [[ancestors]] of [[mankind]] made their [[appearance]] by three [[successive]] and sudden [[mutations]] stemming from early stock of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemur lemur] type of [[placental]] [[mammal]]. The [[dominant]] [[factors]] of these early lemurs were derived from the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_58#58:4._THE_LIFE-DAWN_ERA western or later American group] of the evolving [[life plasm]]. But before [[establishing]] the direct line of [[human]] [[ancestry]], this strain was reinforced by [[contributions]] from the central life implantation evolved in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa#Paleohistory Africa]. The eastern life group contributed little or nothing to the [[actual]] production of the [[human]] [[species]].

==62:1. THE EARLY LEMUR TYPES==     

==62:1. THE EARLY LEMUR TYPES==     

62:1.1 The early [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemur lemurs] concerned in the [[ancestry]] of the [[human]] [[species]] were not directly related to the pre-existent tribes of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibbon gibbons] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apes apes] then living in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasia Eurasia] and northern Africa, whose [[progeny]] have [[survived]] to the present time. Neither were they the offspring of the modern type of lemur, though springing from an [[ancestor]] common to both but long since [[extinct]].

62:1.1 The early [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemur lemurs] concerned in the [[ancestry]] of the [[human]] [[species]] were not directly related to the pre-existent tribes of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibbon gibbons] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apes apes] then living in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasia Eurasia] and northern Africa, whose [[progeny]] have [[survived]] to the present time. Neither were they the offspring of the modern type of lemur, though springing from an [[ancestor]] common to both but long since [[extinct]].

62:1.2 While these early [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemurs lemurs] evolved in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_hemisphere Western Hemisphere], the [[establishment]] of the direct [[mammalian]] [[ancestry]] of [[mankind]] took place in southwestern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia#Early_history Asia], in the [[original]] area of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_58_-_Life_Establishment_on_Urantia#58:4._THE_LIFE-DAWN_ERA central life implantation] but on the borders of the eastern regions. Several million years ago the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America North American] type [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemurs#Distribution_and_diversity lemurs] had migrated westward over the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bering_Land_Bridge Bering land bridge] and had slowly made their way southwestward along the Asiatic coast. These [[migrating]] tribes finally reached the salubrious region lying between the then expanded [[Mediterranean]] Sea and the elevating mountainous regions of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India Indian] peninsula. In these lands to the west of India they united with other and favorable strains, thus [[establishing]] the [[ancestry]] of the [[human]] [[race]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_race#Evolution]

62:1.2 While these early [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemurs lemurs] evolved in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_hemisphere Western Hemisphere], the [[establishment]] of the direct [[mammalian]] [[ancestry]] of [[mankind]] took place in southwestern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia#Early_history Asia], in the [[original]] area of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_58_-_Life_Establishment_on_Urantia#58:4._THE_LIFE-DAWN_ERA central life implantation] but on the borders of the eastern regions. Several million years ago the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America North American] type [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemurs#Distribution_and_diversity lemurs] had migrated westward over the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bering_Land_Bridge Bering land bridge] and had slowly made their way southwestward along the Asiatic coast. These [[migrating]] tribes finally reached the salubrious region lying between the then expanded [[Mediterranean]] Sea and the elevating mountainous regions of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India Indian] peninsula. In these lands to the west of India they united with other and favorable strains, thus [[establishing]] the [[ancestry]] of the [[human]] [[race]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_race#Evolution]

62:1.3 With the passing of [[time]] the seacoast of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India#Geography India] southwest of the mountains gradually submerged, completely isolating the life of this region. There was no avenue of approach to, or escape from, this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamia Mesopotamian] or Persian peninsula except to the north, and that was repeatedly cut off by the southern invasions of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_age glaciers]. And it was in this then almost paradisiacal area, and from the superior descendants of this lemur type of [[mammal]], that there sprang [[two]] great [[groups]], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simian simian] tribes of modern times and the present-day [[human]] [[species]].

62:1.3 With the passing of [[time]] the seacoast of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India#Geography India] southwest of the mountains gradually submerged, completely isolating the life of this region. There was no avenue of approach to, or escape from, this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamia Mesopotamian] or Persian peninsula except to the north, and that was repeatedly cut off by the southern invasions of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_age glaciers]. And it was in this then almost paradisiacal area, and from the superior descendants of this lemur type of [[mammal]], that there sprang [[two]] great [[groups]], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simian simian] tribes of modern times and the present-day [[human]] [[species]].

62:2.2 These dawn [[mammals]] [[attained]] [[Maturity|full growth]] when three or four years of age, having a [[potential]] life span, on the [[average]], of about twenty years. As a rule [[offspring]] were born singly, although twins were occasional.

62:2.2 These dawn [[mammals]] [[attained]] [[Maturity|full growth]] when three or four years of age, having a [[potential]] life span, on the [[average]], of about twenty years. As a rule [[offspring]] were born singly, although twins were occasional.

62:2.3 The members of this new [[species]] had the largest [[brains]] for their size of any [[animal]] that had theretofore existed on [[earth]]. They [[experienced]] many of the [[emotions]] and shared numerous [[instincts]] which later characterized [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_52#52:1._PRIMITIVE_MAN primitive man],[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleolithic#Human_evolution] being highly [[curious]] and exhibiting considerable [[Joy|elation]] when successful at any undertaking. [[Food]] hunger and [[sex]] craving were well [[developed]], and a definite sex selection was [[manifested]] in a crude form of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtship courtship] and [[choice]] of [[Reproduction|mates]]. They would fight fiercely in [[defense]] of their kindred and were quite tender in [[family]] associations, possessing a sense of self-abasement bordering on [[shame]] and remorse. They were very [[affectionate]] and [[Touch|touchingly]] [[loyal]] to their [[mates]], but if circumstances separated them, they would choose new [[partners]].

62:2.3 The members of this new [[species]] had the largest [[brains]] for their size of any [[animal]] that had theretofore existed on [[earth]]. They [[experienced]] many of the [[emotions]] and shared numerous [[instincts]] which later characterized [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_52#52:1._PRIMITIVE_MAN primitive man],[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleolithic#Human_evolution] being highly [[curious]] and exhibiting considerable [[Joy|elation]] when successful at any undertaking. [[Food]] hunger and [[sex]] craving were well [[developed]], and a definite sex selection was [[manifested]] in a crude form of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtship courtship] and [[choice]] of [[Reproduction|mates]]. They would fight fiercely in [[defense]] of their kindred and were quite tender in [[family]] associations, possessing a sense of self-abasement bordering on [[shame]] and remorse. They were very [[affectionate]] and [[Touch|touchingly]] [[loyal]] to their [[mates]], but if circumstances separated them, they would choose new [[partners]].

62:2.4 Being small of stature and having keen [[minds]] to [[realize]] the dangers of their forest [[habitat]], they [[developed]] an extraordinary [[fear]] which led to those [[wise]] precautionary measures that so enormously [[contributed]] to [[survival]], such as their construction of crude [[shelters]] in the high treetops which eliminated many of the perils of ground life. The beginning of the [[fear]] [[tendencies]] of [[mankind]] more specifically dates from these days.

62:2.4 Being small of stature and having keen [[minds]] to [[realize]] the dangers of their forest [[habitat]], they [[developed]] an extraordinary [[fear]] which led to those [[wise]] precautionary measures that so enormously [[contributed]] to [[survival]], such as their construction of crude [[shelters]] in the high treetops which eliminated many of the perils of ground life. The beginning of the [[fear]] [[tendencies]] of [[mankind]] more specifically dates from these days.

62:3.3 Their [[brains]] were inferior to, and smaller than, those of [[human beings]] but very superior to, and [[comparatively]] much larger than, those of their [[ancestors]]. The twins early displayed superior [[intelligence]] and were soon [[recognized]] as the heads of the whole [[tribe]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammals#Earliest_appearances_of_features dawn mammals], really instituting a [[primitive]] [[form]] of [[social]] [[organization]] and a crude [[economic]] division of labor. This [[Siblings|brother and sister]] mated and soon enjoyed the [[society]] of twenty-one [[children]] much like themselves, all more than four feet tall and in every way superior to the [[ancestral]] [[species]]. This new [[group]] formed the nucleus of the mid-mammals.

62:3.3 Their [[brains]] were inferior to, and smaller than, those of [[human beings]] but very superior to, and [[comparatively]] much larger than, those of their [[ancestors]]. The twins early displayed superior [[intelligence]] and were soon [[recognized]] as the heads of the whole [[tribe]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammals#Earliest_appearances_of_features dawn mammals], really instituting a [[primitive]] [[form]] of [[social]] [[organization]] and a crude [[economic]] division of labor. This [[Siblings|brother and sister]] mated and soon enjoyed the [[society]] of twenty-one [[children]] much like themselves, all more than four feet tall and in every way superior to the [[ancestral]] [[species]]. This new [[group]] formed the nucleus of the mid-mammals.

62:3.4 When the [[numbers]] of this new and superior [[group]] grew great, [[war]], relentless war, broke out; and when the terrible [[struggle]] was over, not a single [[individual]] of the pre-existent and [[ancestral]] race of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:2._THE_DAWN_MAMMALS dawn mammals] remained alive. The less numerous but more [[powerful]] and [[intelligent]] offshoot of the [[species]] had [[survived]] at the expense of their [[ancestors]].

62:3.4 When the [[numbers]] of this new and superior [[group]] grew great, [[war]], relentless war, broke out; and when the terrible [[struggle]] was over, not a single [[individual]] of the pre-existent and [[ancestral]] race of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:2._THE_DAWN_MAMMALS dawn mammals] remained alive. The less numerous but more [[powerful]] and [[intelligent]] offshoot of the [[species]] had [[survived]] at the expense of their [[ancestors]].

62:3.5 And now, for almost fifteen thousand years (six hundred [[generations]]), this [[creature]] became the [[Dominate|terror]] of this part of the world. All of the great and vicious [[animals]] of former times had perished. The large beasts [[native]] to these regions were not [[carnivorous]], and the larger [[species]] of the cat family, lions and tigers, had not yet invaded this peculiarly sheltered nook of the [[earth]]'s [[surface]]. Therefore did these mid-mammals wax valiant and subdue the whole of their corner of [[creation]].

62:3.5 And now, for almost fifteen thousand years (six hundred [[generations]]), this [[creature]] became the [[Dominate|terror]] of this part of the world. All of the great and vicious [[animals]] of former times had perished. The large beasts [[native]] to these regions were not [[carnivorous]], and the larger [[species]] of the cat family, lions and tigers, had not yet invaded this peculiarly sheltered nook of the [[earth]]'s [[surface]]. Therefore did these mid-mammals wax valiant and subdue the whole of their corner of [[creation]].

62:3.8 As [[time]] passed, the [[natural]] increase in [[numbers]] [[eventually]] resulted in serious [[food]] [[competition]] and [[sex]] [[Competition|rivalry]], all of which culminated in a series of internecine battles that nearly destroyed the entire [[species]]. These [[struggles]] continued until only one [[group]] of less than one hundred [[individuals]] was left alive. But [[peace]] once more prevailed, and this lone [[surviving]] [[tribe]] built anew its [[treetop]] bedrooms and once again resumed a [[normal]] and semipeaceful [[existence]].

62:3.8 As [[time]] passed, the [[natural]] increase in [[numbers]] [[eventually]] resulted in serious [[food]] [[competition]] and [[sex]] [[Competition|rivalry]], all of which culminated in a series of internecine battles that nearly destroyed the entire [[species]]. These [[struggles]] continued until only one [[group]] of less than one hundred [[individuals]] was left alive. But [[peace]] once more prevailed, and this lone [[surviving]] [[tribe]] built anew its [[treetop]] bedrooms and once again resumed a [[normal]] and semipeaceful [[existence]].

62:3.9 You can hardly [[realize]] by what narrow margins your prehuman [[ancestors]] missed [[extinction]] from time to time. Had the [[ancestral]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog frog] of all [[humanity]] jumped two inches less on a certain occasion, the whole [[course]] of [[evolution]] would have been markedly changed. The [[immediate]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemur lemurlike] [[mother]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:2._THE_DAWN_MAMMALS dawn-mammal] [[species]] [[escaped]] [[death]] no less than five times by mere hairbreadth margins before she gave [[birth]] to the [[father]] of the new and higher [[mammalian]] order. But the closest call of all was when [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning lightning] struck the tree in which the prospective [[mother]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates] twins was sleeping. Both of these mid-mammal parents were severely shocked and badly burned; [[three]] of their [[seven]] [[children]] were killed by this bolt from the skies. These [[evolving]] [[animals]] were almost [[superstitious]]. This couple whose treetop [[home]] had been struck were really the [[leaders]] of the more [[progressive]] [[group]] of the mid-mammal species; and following their example, more than half the [[tribe]], embracing the more [[intelligent]] [[families]], moved about two miles away from this locality and began the construction of new [[treetop]] [[abodes]] and new ground [[shelters]]—their transient retreats in time of sudden [[danger]].

62:3.9 You can hardly [[realize]] by what narrow margins your prehuman [[ancestors]] missed [[extinction]] from time to time. Had the [[ancestral]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog frog] of all [[humanity]] jumped two inches less on a certain occasion, the whole [[course]] of [[evolution]] would have been markedly changed. The [[immediate]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemur lemurlike] [[mother]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:2._THE_DAWN_MAMMALS dawn-mammal] [[species]] [[escaped]] [[death]] no less than five times by mere hairbreadth margins before she gave [[birth]] to the [[father]] of the new and higher [[mammalian]] order. But the closest call of all was when [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning lightning] struck the tree in which the prospective [[mother]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates] twins was sleeping. Both of these mid-mammal parents were severely shocked and badly burned; [[three]] of their [[seven]] [[children]] were killed by this bolt from the skies. These [[evolving]] [[animals]] were almost [[superstitious]]. This couple whose treetop [[home]] had been struck were really the [[leaders]] of the more [[progressive]] [[group]] of the mid-mammal species; and following their example, more than half the [[tribe]], embracing the more [[intelligent]] [[families]], moved about two miles away from this locality and began the construction of new [[treetop]] [[abodes]] and new ground [[shelters]]—their transient retreats in time of sudden [[danger]].

62:3.10 Soon after the completion of their [[home]], this couple, veterans of so many struggles, found themselves the proud [[parents]] of twins, the most interesting and important [[animals]] ever to have been [[born]] into the world up to that time, for they were the first of the new [[species]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primate Primates] constituting the next vital step in prehuman [[evolution]].

62:3.10 Soon after the completion of their [[home]], this couple, veterans of so many struggles, found themselves the proud [[parents]] of twins, the most interesting and important [[animals]] ever to have been [[born]] into the world up to that time, for they were the first of the new [[species]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primate Primates] constituting the next vital step in prehuman [[evolution]].

==62:4. THE PRIMATES==  

==62:4. THE PRIMATES==  

62:4.1 Going back to the [[birth]] of the superior [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twins twins], one [[male]] and one [[female]], to the two leading members of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:3._THE_MID-MAMMALS mid-mammal tribe]: These [[animal]] babies were of an unusual order; they had still less hair on their [[bodies]] than their [[parents]] and, when very young, insisted on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipedalism walking upright]. Their [[ancestors]] had always learned to walk on their hind legs, but these [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates] twins stood erect from the beginning. They [[attained]] a height of over five feet, and their heads grew larger in [[comparison]] with others among the [[tribe]]. While early [[learning]] to [[communicate]] with each other by means of [[signs]] and [[sounds]], they were never able to make their people [[understand]] these new [[symbols]].

62:4.1 Going back to the [[birth]] of the superior [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twins twins], one [[male]] and one [[female]], to the two leading members of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:3._THE_MID-MAMMALS mid-mammal tribe]: These [[animal]] babies were of an unusual order; they had still less hair on their [[bodies]] than their [[parents]] and, when very young, insisted on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipedalism walking upright]. Their [[ancestors]] had always learned to walk on their hind legs, but these [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates] twins stood erect from the beginning. They [[attained]] a height of over five feet, and their heads grew larger in [[comparison]] with others among the [[tribe]]. While early [[learning]] to [[communicate]] with each other by means of [[signs]] and [[sounds]], they were never able to make their people [[understand]] these new [[symbols]].

62:4.2 When about fourteen years of age, they fled from the [[tribe]], going west to raise their [[family]] and [[establish]] the new [[species]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates]. And these new [[creatures]] are very properly denominated Primates since they were the direct and [[immediate]] [[animal]] [[ancestors]] of the [[human]] [[family]] itself.

62:4.2 When about fourteen years of age, they fled from the [[tribe]], going west to raise their [[family]] and [[establish]] the new [[species]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates]. And these new [[creatures]] are very properly denominated Primates since they were the direct and [[immediate]] [[animal]] [[ancestors]] of the [[human]] [[family]] itself.

62:4.3 Thus it was that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates] came to occupy a region on the west coast of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamia Mesopotamian] peninsula as it then projected into the southern [[sea]], while the less [[intelligent]] and closely [[related]] [[tribes]] lived around the peninsula point and up the eastern shore line.

62:4.3 Thus it was that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates] came to occupy a region on the west coast of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamia Mesopotamian] peninsula as it then projected into the southern [[sea]], while the less [[intelligent]] and closely [[related]] [[tribes]] lived around the peninsula point and up the eastern shore line.

62:4.4 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates] were more [[human]] and less [[animal]] than their [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:3._THE_MID-MAMMALS mid-mammal] predecessors. The skeletal [[proportions]] of this new [[species]] were very similar to those of the [[primitive]] [[human]] [[races]]. The [[human]] type of hand and foot had fully [[developed]], and these [[creatures]] could walk and even run as well as any of their later-day [[human]] descendants. They largely abandoned [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trees tree] life, though continuing to resort to the treetops as a [[safety]] measure at night, for like their earlier [[ancestors]], they were greatly subject to [[fear]]. The increased use of their hands did much to [[develop]] [[inherent]] [[brain]] [[power]], but they did not yet [[possess]] [[minds]] that could really be called [[human]].

62:4.4 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates] were more [[human]] and less [[animal]] than their [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:3._THE_MID-MAMMALS mid-mammal] predecessors. The skeletal [[proportions]] of this new [[species]] were very similar to those of the [[primitive]] [[human]] [[races]]. The [[human]] type of hand and foot had fully [[developed]], and these [[creatures]] could walk and even run as well as any of their later-day [[human]] descendants. They largely abandoned [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trees tree] life, though continuing to resort to the treetops as a [[safety]] measure at night, for like their earlier [[ancestors]], they were greatly subject to [[fear]]. The increased use of their hands did much to [[develop]] [[inherent]] [[brain]] [[power]], but they did not yet [[possess]] [[minds]] that could really be called [[human]].

62:4.5 Although in [[emotional]] [[nature]] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates] differed little from their [[Ancestors|forebears]], they exhibited more of a [[human]] [[trend]] in all of their propensities. They were, indeed, splendid and superior [[animals]], reaching [[maturity]] at about ten years of age and having a [[natural]] life span of about forty years. That is, they might have lived that long had they died [[natural]] [[deaths]], but in those early days very few animals ever died a natural death; the [[struggle]] for [[existence]] was altogether too [[intense]].

62:4.5 Although in [[emotional]] [[nature]] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates] differed little from their [[Ancestors|forebears]], they exhibited more of a [[human]] [[trend]] in all of their propensities. They were, indeed, splendid and superior [[animals]], reaching [[maturity]] at about ten years of age and having a [[natural]] life span of about forty years. That is, they might have lived that long had they died [[natural]] [[deaths]], but in those early days very few animals ever died a natural death; the [[struggle]] for [[existence]] was altogether too [[intense]].

62:4.6 And now, after almost nine hundred [[generations]] of [[development]], covering about twenty-one thousand years from the [[origin]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:2._THE_DAWN_MAMMALS dawn mammals], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates] suddenly gave [[birth]] to two remarkable [[creatures]], the first true [[human being]]s.

62:4.6 And now, after almost nine hundred [[generations]] of [[development]], covering about twenty-one thousand years from the [[origin]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:2._THE_DAWN_MAMMALS dawn mammals], the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates] suddenly gave [[birth]] to two remarkable [[creatures]], the first true [[human being]]s.

62:4.7 Thus it was that the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:2._THE_DAWN_MAMMALS dawn mammals], springing from the North American [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemur lemur] type, gave [[origin]] to the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:3._THE_MID-MAMMALS mid-mammals], and these mid-mammals in turn produced the superior [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates], who became the [[immediate]] [[ancestors]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_52#52:1._PRIMITIVE_MAN primitive] [[human]] [[race]]. The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates] tribes were the last [[vital]] link in the [[evolution]] of [[man]], but in less than five thousand years not a single [[individual]] of these extraordinary [[tribes]] was left.

62:4.7 Thus it was that the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:2._THE_DAWN_MAMMALS dawn mammals], springing from the North American [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemur lemur] type, gave [[origin]] to the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:3._THE_MID-MAMMALS mid-mammals], and these mid-mammals in turn produced the superior [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates], who became the [[immediate]] [[ancestors]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_52#52:1._PRIMITIVE_MAN primitive] [[human]] [[race]]. The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates] tribes were the last [[vital]] link in the [[evolution]] of [[man]], but in less than five thousand years not a single [[individual]] of these extraordinary [[tribes]] was left.

==62:5. THE FIRST HUMAN BEINGS==     

==62:5. THE FIRST HUMAN BEINGS==     

62:5.3 These first human beings (and their descendants) reached full [[maturity]] at twelve years of age and [[possessed]] a [[potential]] [[life span]] of about seventy-five years.

62:5.3 These first human beings (and their descendants) reached full [[maturity]] at twelve years of age and [[possessed]] a [[potential]] [[life span]] of about seventy-five years.

62:5.4 Many new [[emotions]] early appeared in these [[human]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twins twins]. They [[experienced]] [[Wonder|admiration]] for both objects and other [[beings]] and [[exhibited]] considerable [[vanity]]. But the most remarkable [[advance]] in [[emotional]] [[development]] was the sudden appearance of a new group of really human [[feelings]], the [[worshipful]] group, [[embracing]] [[awe]], [[reverence]], [[humility]], and even a [[primitive]] [[form]] of [[gratitude]]. [[Fear]], joined with [[ignorance]] of [[natural]] [[phenomena]], is about to give [[birth]] to [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_86 primitive religion].

62:5.4 Many new [[emotions]] early appeared in these [[human]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twins twins]. They [[experienced]] [[Wonder|admiration]] for both objects and other [[beings]] and [[exhibited]] considerable [[vanity]]. But the most remarkable [[advance]] in [[emotional]] [[development]] was the sudden appearance of a new group of really human [[feelings]], the [[worshipful]] group, [[embracing]] [[awe]], [[reverence]], [[humility]], and even a [[primitive]] [[form]] of [[gratitude]]. [[Fear]], joined with [[ignorance]] of [[natural]] [[phenomena]], is about to give [[birth]] to [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_86 primitive religion].

62:5.5 Not only were such [[human]] [[feelings]] [[manifested]] in these [[primitive]] [[humans]], but many more highly evolved sentiments were also present in rudimentary [[form]]. They were mildly cognizant of [[pity]], [[shame]], and reproach and were acutely [[conscious]] of [[love]], hate, and revenge, being also susceptible to marked [[feelings]] of [[jealousy]].

62:5.5 Not only were such [[human]] [[feelings]] [[manifested]] in these [[primitive]] [[humans]], but many more highly evolved sentiments were also present in rudimentary [[form]]. They were mildly cognizant of [[pity]], [[shame]], and reproach and were acutely [[conscious]] of [[love]], hate, and revenge, being also susceptible to marked [[feelings]] of [[jealousy]].

==62:6. EVOLUTION OF THE HUMAN MIND==   

==62:6. EVOLUTION OF THE HUMAN MIND==   

62:6.1 We, the [[Life Carriers]] on [[Urantia]], had passed through the long vigil of watchful waiting since the day [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_58#58:4._THE_LIFE-DAWN_ERA we first planted] the [[life plasm]] in the [[planetary]] waters, and naturally the [[appearance]] of the first really [[intelligent]] and [[volitional]] [[beings]] brought to us great [[joy]] and supreme [[satisfaction]].

62:6.1 We, the [[Life Carriers]] on [[Urantia]], had passed through the long vigil of watchful waiting since the day [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_58#58:4._THE_LIFE-DAWN_ERA we first planted] the [[life plasm]] in the [[planetary]] waters, and naturally the [[appearance]] of the first really [[intelligent]] and [[volitional]] [[beings]] brought to us great [[joy]] and supreme [[satisfaction]].

62:6.2 We had been watching the twins [[develop]] [[mentally]] through our [[observation]] of the [[functioning]] of the [[seven adjutant mind-spirits]] assigned to [[Urantia]] at the time of our arrival on the [[planet]]. Throughout the long [[evolutionary]] [[development]] of planetary life, these tireless mind ministers had ever registered their increasing [[ability]] to [[contact]] with the successively expanding [[brain]] capacities of the [[progressively]] superior [[animal]] [[creatures]].

62:6.2 We had been watching the twins [[develop]] [[mentally]] through our [[observation]] of the [[functioning]] of the [[seven adjutant mind-spirits]] assigned to [[Urantia]] at the time of our arrival on the [[planet]]. Throughout the long [[evolutionary]] [[development]] of planetary life, these tireless mind ministers had ever registered their increasing [[ability]] to [[contact]] with the successively expanding [[brain]] capacities of the [[progressively]] superior [[animal]] [[creatures]].

62:6.3 At first only the ''[[spirit]] of [[intuition]]'' could [[function]] in the [[instinctive]] and reflex [[behavior]] of the primordial [[animal]] life. With the [[differentiation]] of higher types, the ''[[spirit]] of [[understanding]]'' was able to [[endow]] such [[creatures]] with the gift of [[spontaneous]] [[association]] of [[ideas]]. Later on we [[observed]] the ''[[spirit]] of [[courage]]'' in operation; evolving [[animals]] really developed a crude form of protective [[self-consciousness]]. Subsequent to the [[appearance]] of the [[mammalian]] groups, we beheld the ''[[spirit]] of [[knowledge]]'' [[manifesting]] itself in increased [[measure]]. And the [[evolution]] of the higher [[mammals]] brought the [[function]] of the ''[[spirit]] of [[counsel]]'', with the resulting [[growth]] of the herd [[instinct]] and the beginnings of [[primitive]] [[social]] [[development]].

62:6.3 At first only the ''[[spirit]] of [[intuition]]'' could [[function]] in the [[instinctive]] and reflex [[behavior]] of the primordial [[animal]] life. With the [[differentiation]] of higher types, the ''[[spirit]] of [[understanding]]'' was able to [[endow]] such [[creatures]] with the gift of [[spontaneous]] [[association]] of [[ideas]]. Later on we [[observed]] the ''[[spirit]] of [[courage]]'' in operation; evolving [[animals]] really developed a crude form of protective [[self-consciousness]]. Subsequent to the [[appearance]] of the [[mammalian]] groups, we beheld the ''[[spirit]] of [[knowledge]]'' [[manifesting]] itself in increased [[measure]]. And the [[evolution]] of the higher [[mammals]] brought the [[function]] of the ''[[spirit]] of [[counsel]]'', with the resulting [[growth]] of the herd [[instinct]] and the beginnings of [[primitive]] [[social]] [[development]].

62:6.4 Increasingly, on down through the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:2._THE_DAWN_MAMMALS dawn mammals], the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:3._THE_MID-MAMMALS mid-mammals], and the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:4._THE_PRIMATES Primates], we had [[observed]] the augmented [[service]] of the first [[Adjutant Mind Spirits|five adjutants]]. But never had the remaining two, the highest mind ministers, been able to [[function]] in the [[Urantia]] type of [[evolutionary]] [[mind]].

62:6.4 Increasingly, on down through the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:2._THE_DAWN_MAMMALS dawn mammals], the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:3._THE_MID-MAMMALS mid-mammals], and the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:4._THE_PRIMATES Primates], we had [[observed]] the augmented [[service]] of the first [[Adjutant Mind Spirits|five adjutants]]. But never had the remaining two, the highest mind ministers, been able to [[function]] in the [[Urantia]] type of [[evolutionary]] [[mind]].

62:6.5 [[Imagine]] our [[joy]] one day—the twins were about ten years old—when the ''[[spirit]] of [[worship]]'' made its first [[contact]] with the [[mind]] of the [[female]] twin and shortly thereafter with the [[male]]. We knew that something closely akin to [[human]] [[mind]] was approaching culmination; and when, about a year later, they finally resolved, as a result of [[meditative]] [[thought]] and [[purposeful]] [[decision]], to flee from [[home]] and [[journey]] north, then did the ''[[spirit]] of [[wisdom]]'' begin to [[function]] on [[Urantia]] and in these two now recognized [[human]] [[minds]].

62:6.5 [[Imagine]] our [[joy]] one day—the twins were about ten years old—when the ''[[spirit]] of [[worship]]'' made its first [[contact]] with the [[mind]] of the [[female]] twin and shortly thereafter with the [[male]]. We knew that something closely akin to [[human]] [[mind]] was approaching culmination; and when, about a year later, they finally resolved, as a result of [[meditative]] [[thought]] and [[purposeful]] [[decision]], to flee from [[home]] and [[journey]] north, then did the ''[[spirit]] of [[wisdom]]'' begin to [[function]] on [[Urantia]] and in these two now recognized [[human]] [[minds]].

62:7.5 And no sooner had the [[Most Highs]] left off speaking than the [[beautiful]] [[message]] of [[Lucifer]], then sovereign of the [[Satania]] system, began to planetize. Now the [[Life Carriers]] heard the [[welcome]] words of their own chief and received his permission to return to [[Jerusem]]. This [[message]] from [[Lucifer]] contained the official [[acceptance]] of the [[Life Carriers]]' [[work]] on [[Urantia]] and absolved us from all [[future]] [[criticism]] of any of our [[efforts]] to improve the life [[patterns]] of [[Nebadon]] as [[established]] in the [[Satania]] system.

62:7.5 And no sooner had the [[Most Highs]] left off speaking than the [[beautiful]] [[message]] of [[Lucifer]], then sovereign of the [[Satania]] system, began to planetize. Now the [[Life Carriers]] heard the [[welcome]] words of their own chief and received his permission to return to [[Jerusem]]. This [[message]] from [[Lucifer]] contained the official [[acceptance]] of the [[Life Carriers]]' [[work]] on [[Urantia]] and absolved us from all [[future]] [[criticism]] of any of our [[efforts]] to improve the life [[patterns]] of [[Nebadon]] as [[established]] in the [[Satania]] system.

62:7.6 These messages from [[Salvington]], [[Edentia]], and [[Jerusem]] [[formal]]ly marked the termination of the [[Life Carriers]]' agelong supervision of the [[planet]]. For ages we had been on duty, assisted only by the [[seven adjutant mind-spirits]] and the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_29#29:4._THE_MASTER_PHYSICAL_CONTROLLERS Master Physical Controllers]. And now, [[Free will|will]], the [[power]] of choosing to [[worship]] and to [[ascend]], having appeared in the [[evolutionary]] [[creatures]] of the [[planet]], we realized that our [[work]] was finished, and our [[group]] prepared to depart. [[Urantia]] being a [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_65#65:4._THE_URANTIA_ADVENTURE life-modification world], permission was granted to leave behind two senior [[Life Carriers]] with twelve assistants, and I was chosen as one of this [[group]] and have ever since been on [[Urantia]].

62:7.6 These messages from [[Salvington]], [[Edentia]], and [[Jerusem]] [[formal]]ly marked the termination of the [[Life Carriers]]' agelong supervision of the [[planet]]. For ages we had been on duty, assisted only by the [[seven adjutant mind-spirits]] and the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_29#29:4._THE_MASTER_PHYSICAL_CONTROLLERS Master Physical Controllers]. And now, [[Free will|will]], the [[power]] of choosing to [[worship]] and to [[ascend]], having appeared in the [[evolutionary]] [[creatures]] of the [[planet]], we realized that our [[work]] was finished, and our [[group]] prepared to depart. [[Urantia]] being a [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_65#65:4._THE_URANTIA_ADVENTURE life-modification world], permission was granted to leave behind two senior [[Life Carriers]] with twelve assistants, and I was chosen as one of this [[group]] and have ever since been on [[Urantia]].

62:7.7 It is just 993,408 years ago (from the year A.D. 1934) that [[Urantia]] was [[formal]]ly [[recognized]] as a [[planet]] of human habitation in the [[universe]] of [[Nebadon]]. [[Biologic]] [[evolution]] had once again achieved the [[human]] levels of [[Free will|will]] [[dignity]]; [[man]] had arrived on planet 606 of [[Satania]].

62:7.7 It is just 993,408 years ago (from the year A.D. 1934) that [[Urantia]] was [[formal]]ly [[recognized]] as a [[planet]] of human habitation in the [[universe]] of [[Nebadon]]. [[Biologic]] [[evolution]] had once again achieved the [[human]] levels of [[Free will|will]] [[dignity]]; [[man]] had arrived on planet 606 of [[Satania]].

62:7.8 Sponsored by a [[Life Carrier]] of [[Nebadon]] resident on [[Urantia]].

62:7.8 Sponsored by a [[Life Carrier]] of [[Nebadon]] resident on [[Urantia]].

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