Civilization and living body.
A fundamental consideration to the evolution theory.
The origin of Japanese culture, and,the world view as its logical conclusion.
by Hiromasa Noguti.


This at first was written in Japanese in 1998 year. (http://www2.justnet.ne.jp/~cotosiro/sinka1.htm or others.)Then, it was translated into English in February 2000. (http://www2.justnet.ne.jp/~cotosiro/with0.htm or others.) However, since it was the unsatisfactory performance, it was rewritten many times. October 10, 2003. This again was rewritten a little in February 13, 2005.

The thought. What is a creature ?

If it tries to examine about civilization, it first has to check about the characteristic of the living body. It is because it seems that the community as organism get civilization, evolving. Then, it is because it seems that the mechanism of evolution is based on the fundamental characteristic of creature. But, it first has to decide what kind of thing should it name creature. So, If it says with the intuitive understanding, the suitable answer would be "It is the existence having the life". But, what kind of things are the lives ? It seems it can find out some answers if it looks for it with the viewpoints of philosophy and religion or other. However, if it looks for it biologically, it seems it is difficult it expects the definite answer.

It is because it seems the lives are a kind of the singular point at the whole of creature or at the individuals if it is seen from the viewpoint of the natural science. In other words, it is that it is difficult it find the being of the things named "the lives" so that it is difficult it finds out the true character of Big Bang.

Therefore, it seems that the biology as the natural science needs another basic concept in place of "the lives". Thereupon, our predecessors understood a organism as the active physical existence supplying the energy to oneself in the purpose of the self-multiplication. Moreover, they found out two general concepts called the species-preservation and self-preservation as the fundamental logic of creature with the sharp insight. Needless to say, the species-preservation roughly is corresponding to the sexual desire, and as for the self-preservation, it roughly is corresponding also to the appetite. However, since it seems the instinct of species-preservation is derived from the instinct of self-preservation, it needs to treat these two concepts carefully.

By the way, the relationship between the two instincts like that brings the deep-rooted contradictions to the creature's society. And, it can find out the contradictions like that as the remarkable phenomenon especially in the society of higher forms of life. It states its detailed explanation later. Since it seems the society of creature grows under the same logic as evolution of the creature, it is because it can state nothing of the contradiction like that until it can understand evolution properly.

Today, it is said the organism is the ship carrying the genes. And, it also is said the basic instincts (self-preservation, the species-preservation) are kept for the purpose like that. If so, it can think that the function of a organism as the ship like that functions as the ultimate self-preservation for the genes because it seems its purpose is the preservation of genes finally. And, the genes look to actually be using the creature as the ship to carry himself to the future. In other words, it apparently seems the organism is the mere transportation for genes. And, actually, the interpretation like that exists. However, would it be really so on earth ?

Today, the mankind has started to use not only the genes of oneself, but also the genes of other creatures for oneself. By any chance, would the human act like that be the genes' schedule ? Or, would this recognition be different from the fact a little ? At any rate, it seems the relationship of the mankind and gene is the relationship like an interdependence though it doesn't judge whether the human act like that is proper. Then, it seems the interdependence like that can be applied to not only the relationship of mankind and the genes, but also the relationship of all the organisms and the genes. It is because the various organisms added the genes of other organisms to the genes of oneself as a time. And, the organisms like that often changed to the organism having the more proper properties for the survival than before. But, it thinks to examine in the other opportunity about whether the organisms have the intent of using gene.

At any rate, it seems that the creature not only is the ship carrying the genes, but also is the machine using the genes. And, it seems even the gene like that is the organism if it is seen from the logic of creature. Therefore, it seems the fundamental contradiction the creature has exists already even into the genes. But, as for its details, it is stated later.
By the way, it seems that the gene's purpose, as a matter of fact, is the preservation of his heredity information, not the preservation of oneself if it says it more strictly. And, the characteristic of gene like that is based on the heredity information. Therefore, there is the possibility "the lives" is the information on something, though it can't find out its contents even now. At least for me, it seems it is so. At any rate, it is certain that the ship carrying the things named "the lives" not only is a gene, but also is a organism using the genes as well.

* As for the relationship of the things named "the lives" and the information, it seems it includes very serious problem for us.
But, since it seems that it not only is the theme of the natural science, but also is the philosophical theme, it thinks to examine it in the other opportunity.

By the way, it doesn't seem this ship carrying the things named the lives is confined to only a gene and a individual. In other words, it seems that the ship like that not only is the society or colony the individual belongs to, but also is the biological species and an ecosystem. Or, there may be the possibility the concept of this ship is expanded to the broader meaning than the above mentioned concepts. Probably, it seems it can expand the concept like that at least to the universe(Or, something of the larger scale.) we belong to. By the way, there are the parts like the personification in the above statements. However, if it can regard a gene and a living body as cognition-subject, it may be fact, not a personification. At any rate, it is certain a living body have the above attribute. Therefore, the future reasonings all are based on the above reasoning.

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