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Table of Contents
Part III — The Threshold of Adam
Here the APH model takes shape: genome ready, cognition dormant, until activation.
Chapter 7. Threshold Events (Not Gradual Slopes) ....... 48
Threshold theory: long plateaus, sudden flips.
Chapter 8. Genomic Switches as Candidates ....... 57
FOXP2, HAR1, and SRGAP2C: regulatory loci that shaped the prepared genome and
set the stage for symbolic ignition
Chapter 9. The Enigma of the Threshold: The Evolutionary Account vs.
APH Model ....... 73
Math, lab evidence, and archaeology all show that unguided convergence cannot explain
symbolic cognition.
Chapter 10. Beacon of Infusion: Spirit and Symbol Ignited ....... 99
The moment humanity awoke to knowledge and spirit.
Part IV — Synchrony: When Lines Converge
All lines of evidence erupt together.
Chapter 11. Archaeology in Lockstep ....... 107
From caves to burials to painted walls, humanity’s story leaps from silence to symphony —
a sudden synchrony marking the threshold of Adam.
Chapter 12. People Numbers and Social Nets ....... 123
From fragile few to swelling tribes, numbers shaped the scale of human destiny.
Chapter 13. Language, Myth, and Ritual That Last ....... 146
The spark became a flame when language, myth, and ritual endured beyond generations
Chapter 14. Cognitive Revolution ....... 153
From silence to symphony, cognition ignited and humanity transformed survival into
symbolism.
Chapter 15. World Positions and the Cognitive Revolution ....... 169
From Cambridge to Canberra, each narrative tells the story differently — yet all confront
the paradox of delayed awakening.