transformation of stone into instruments for attack and defense, the mastery over fire—not only insured the survival and development of the human species; they also produced a universe of mythico-religious values and inspired and fed the creative imagination. It is enough to examine the role of tools in the religious life and mythology of the primitives who still remain at the hunting and fishing stage. The magico-religious value of a weapon—be it made of wood or stone or metal—still survives among
Presuming those people represent an unchanged artifact of ancient time. The presumption seems no more likely than that such people represent a path of change and development that led them to a different current status than that of more 'modern' people's.
