"Let's attack those across the river! They're demons!"
EVOLUTION
"We will not see the essence of our country polluted by foreign influences that people with values different from our own are intent on bringing onto our soil!"
"To rule out any cultural bias, the experiment was repeated in several cities around the world. In every case, most people correctly identified the picture."
"Do you see what I mean? Because of modern medicine, more and more sickly individuals get to survive and contribute to the gene pool of the species. If we keep on meddling with natural selection, we'll be left unprotected against any epidemic that comes our way."
Millions of years earlier...
"With all this taking care of the young business, they are born less and less capable of fending for themselves. If we keep on getting weaker, beasts will eventually get the better of us for good."