Douglas Schorr

Picture our Earth – a tiny jewel in the vast Milky Way, itself just one galaxy among countless others. Around 4.6 billion years ago, gravity gathered cosmic dust and debris to form our molten planet, perfectly positioned in the “Goldilocks zone” – not too hot, not too cold. But the real miracle occurred about 3.5 billion years ago.

What?

This is where the Trinity enters our story: Mother Nature with her unwavering laws, Father Complicity who brings unlike things together, and Mother Evolution who experiments within Nature’s boundaries. Through their perfect collaboration, the first life emerged – our Universal Common Ancestor (UCA).

This first life form wasn’t merely bacteria-like – she was something more fundamental, the original template from which all life would emerge. From her very first moment, she faced brutal competition. Countless of her offspring perished without trace, leaving no fossil record, no hint of their existence. They were life’s first failures – those who couldn’t master survival’s harsh demands. Others left traces we’ve discovered, marking their temporary success before extinction claimed them. And then there were the true winners – those whose descendants still thrive today, testament to their mastery of life’s fundamental laws.

The Trinity gifted this first life with two fundamental elements:

1. PURPOSE – the drive to survive

2. The Four Ps Protocol – Produce, Parent, Protect, and Provide

The difference between extinction and survival lay in how effectively each organism managed these Four Ps. This wasn’t merely a suggestion – it was life’s first and most crucial laws.

Think of Eve’s burden: In a world of constant volcanic eruptions, meteor strikes, and toxic gases, where every moment brought new threats, she had to continuously replicate, protect her copies, and compete for scarce resources. For over a billion years – a span of time almost impossible for human minds to grasp – she carried this burden alone. While modern humans have existed for merely thousands of years, Eve sustained life single-handedly through a million millennia of earth’s most hostile conditions. This immense timespan teaches us a humbling truth: evolution operates on a scale that dwarfs human comprehension. Truly transformative changes – the kind that reshape life itself – require not just millions, but hundreds of millions or billions of years. Nature’s most remarkable innovations emerge not from rapid change, but from patient, relentless refinement across eons.

When the burden became too great, Eve wasn’t given a partner – she was literally split asunder. Adam wasn’t a separate creation but a piece of Eve herself, making their partnership truly indivisible. Neither could survive alone; each held half of what was once whole. A fundamental truth emerged: home was wherever Eve was – a principle that would echo through all subsequent life forms and remains true even today. From this split emerged nature’s eternal dance: the male’s quest to prove his worth through courtship, displays of strength, and provision, while the female – keeper of life’s continuity – exercised her crucial duty to be selective, choosing only the most capable partner. This wasn’t mere romance; it was life’s quality control system, ensuring each generation built upon the best of what came before. The “beauty and the beast” story isn’t just fantasy – it’s a reflection of this primordial pattern, where male effort meets female choice in the endless refinement of life itself.

Not all life forms chose this path – some, like earthworms and certain fish, remained self-sufficient. But for those who split, a new covenant emerged: a division of labour based on natural economics. Eve retained the duties of producing and parenting, while Adam took on protection and provision. Together, they formed an indivisible unit, each with distinct but equally crucial roles. It was to come under relentless attack.

How?  

The horror of organized religion must be named for what it is – not personal faith kept at home, but the monstrous imposition of man-made dogma that perverted this natural order. Similarly, we must distinguish between healthy political discourse and the cancer of professional politicians who’ve never created, built, or truly provided, yet presume to dictate life’s terms.

Most damning of all are those who, cushioned by inherited wealth or easy living, have never felt the bite of real struggle yet pontificate about life’s nature. These modern idiots – and let’s use the term in its original Greek meaning: those who reject their duties as citizens – imagine themselves equal to the Trinity. Through their smartphones and social media accounts, they spew nonsense that undermines billions of years of natural law.

Conclusion

The harsh truth is this: we didn’t get here by being nice. We got here through ruthless competition, perfect partnership, and unwavering adherence to the Four Ps. Every species alive today exists because their ancestors mastered these principles. Humans alone have the arrogance to think we can ignore them. When you again have a moment to think outside the box, have a peep at “When Necessity Mothered Humanity: A Journey from Trees to Us”.

This isn’t a gentle suggestion for change – it’s a warning. We can’t keep pretending that feel-good politics and comfortable ignorance will sustain us. The laws that brought forth life don’t care about our social conventions or modern sensibilities. They operate with the same merciless efficiency they did 3.5 billion years ago. Either we remember and respect them, or we join the countless failed experiments in life’s long history.