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In General Semantics, time-binding is the attribute that separates animals from humans (or non-sentience from sentience). It is the ability to perceive and be aware of the passing of time; of aging; and the ability to pass on learned knowledge. It is a basic requisite for the understanding of self versus non-self. Time-binding implies the ability to progress through the use of knowledge accumulated by earlier generations.
For a long time it was felt that humans were separated from animals by our use of tools. We now recognise that many animals use tools instinctively and in in surprisingly intelligent fashion. But they do not learn this behaviour, it is inate. Humans (all sentient beings) are able to pass on what they have learned, and thus build on that.
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The secret to great marksmanship is deciding what the target was AFTER you've shot.
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