perhaps the uniquely defining characteristic of humanity is the patterning instinct we evolved along the way, which allowed us to develop the capacity for symbolic thought, and which incessantly drives us to construct patterns of meaning in everything we experience. It's through these patterns that we're able to look back over our history and try to make sense out of it, to look forward to our future and try to direct where it will take us.
Main.patterning instinct. Symbol
