god vs beast
...except for humans. There is just not enough scientific proof for me to believe that he created humans. Darwin’s theory is that we evolved from apes over millions of years. This is who we are today. But to this day we hadn’t been able to find the missing link between apes and humans. Darwin’s theory believes we came from apes because there are a lot of similarities between us. When you look at the sculpture, The Thinker, you begin to see the detail, color and pose . The detail is very distinct. You can see the lines in the arms and legs which show how muscular the figure sculptured is. This raw power looks to be more of a beast or savage than human. Power can also could be god like in the way that there is nothing that could kill it and therefore it is immortal. The color of the sculpture is very shiny earth tone. This hints that the materials it was made from came from the earth as beasts do. The surface is hard, inflexible and unbreakable like an immovable beast. The pose of the sculpture shows it thinking and concentrating. This is more god like because beast is not much of a thinker and does what comes naturally. The god is a higher power, one who is all knowing. But if god was all knowing, why would he be concentrating? This sculpture challenges you to think on many levels. You must face what you believe and question if there is doubt in your mind. It makes you think about if The Thinker is a beast or god, for me I think it is a little of both. I think ...