@lavaeolus @histodons Yes, I agree. Developing a "grand scheme", believing in it, and making inference based on it, is part of what makes us human. For that we need language, more than for anything else. It also boosts tool usage far above what can be observed in any other social species: all technologies are grounded in their own minor scheme of things. I've the link below as an example of what I mean.
#history #technology #narative #anthropology #wehaveneverbemodern
https://austhrutime.com/food_preparation_poison.htm