Abstract:
From the most recent and directive dimensions of the (?) story of Homo sapiens (Hs), presented
as a very limited overview and in broad outlines from an anthropological perspective, the
focus will ultimately fall on three key concepts: ecosystems, niche construction and wisdom.
These concepts in my academic opinion represent for our pursuit and further exploration on
morality and religion from evolutionary perspectives the most important anthropological
clues and directives. Against the background of two remarks: firstly, on the contextual state of
the present science-religion discourses in South Africa and secondly, on the fluid and messy
nature of the relationship between science-religion in contemporary discourses, the (no, a)
messy story of Homo sapiens is told, incorporating the most recent post-Darwinian developments
within evolutionary theories, highlighting the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis (EES) and the
all-important four dimensions of inheritance that are embodied in these very three concepts.
INTERDISCIPLINARY AND/OR INTERDISCIPLINARY IMPLICATIONS : Reflection on the stories of Homo
sapiens within cultural anthropological, theological and philosophical contexts in order to
highlight directives and implications for the relationship between morality and religion within
contemporary science-religion discourses.
