It's also worth noting that although the idea seems counterintuitive to us, it's much less counterintuitive to people from different cultures, where the human mind is seen as much more continuous with nature.
Man muss auch sagen, dass diese Idee, die uns zwar widersinnig erscheint, für Menschen anderer Kulturen aber weit weniger widersinnig ist, in Kulturen, die den menschlichen Geist in stärkerem Einklang mit der Natur sehen.