Welcome to The MOnkey Bible project blogSpace! Here we’ll explore the line which separates humans from non-human animals, which separates religions from science, which separates creation myths from extinction facts. As we explore the physical and philosophical foundations upon which The MOnkey Bible project rests, we’ll be tracing and stretching the contours of the imagination. This will be no ordinary journey.

For example, let’s just say for a moment there’s a global ecological crisis taking place which, if left to fester, will hurt humans and other creatures in ways we wouldn’t want to consider. If that were true, what to do?

One answer: use the imagination. Use our individual and collective imaginations to approach the problem. It’s a tool not to be taken lightly.

As it turns out—and we’ll be learning more about this—there is a global ecological crisis taking place. What to do?

This is where I ask you: dim the lights, get in a comfortable chair, power down your bleeping gadgets, and leave behind your thoughts of a conflicted world. This is where I remind you: listen to your heartbeat. This is where I remind you: notice your breathing. This is where I warn you: the storyteller, the story, and audience, are at risk of transmogrification. This is where I implore you: don’t worry about the risk, the journey is worth it. Let me begin by telling you the story of a legend. The legend of BORGo...