The rapid progress of humanity, from inventing the first tool to establishing a worldwide financial system, contrasts with the slow evolution over generations to become 'us'. The transformation from primitive ancestors to modern humans happened suddenly, not gradually, through a significant event in history. This event marked the beginning of human universals such as art, language, music, and rituals found in all human societies, leading to the development of the modern human species.

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