Most people are well-versed in some form of fictional world, whether it be a cheesy Rom-Com or a full-blown high fantasy series. One cannot help but ask why fiction was, is and always will be such an intrinsic part of the human condition. — Before history even began, fiction already was. In a Mesopotamian field, hunter-gatherers draw on walls the stories of their daily lives. These stories, as far as we know, are real events documented by our prehistoric ancestors. Cavemen who sound closer to monkeys than humans, yes, document their lives in primitive…