The Origin of Species (short story)

The author of the theory himself seemed to be a cult figure, as the founder of the all-conquering doctrine of the origin of species as opposed to the divine creation of the world.

However, the venerable scientist does not limit himself to naked speculation in his research - with his sleeves rolled up, he summons another primate to his hold - to be tested in the wild and to study the origin of species in practice.

[8][9] The hero of the story, Darwin, is let inside the ship, where they let the monkeys in, in physical combat with some of them, they prove that the struggle for existence survives the strongest.

The natural-scientific theory interprets the "irreconcilable struggle for life" as "simply the interaction of the two atoms of existence, a kind of chemical reaction", which is inexplicable in its own senselessness: "In fact, we are the cells of one immortal creature, continuously devouring itself.

[4] The poetic version looks particularly ironic against the background of the naturalistic reproduction of the bloody details of meaningless murder: "Existence is such a beautiful thing, isn't it?