A story of mankind faced with the sudden appearance of a reasoning and intellectually gifted animal ancestor. In "The Evolution of Mister Newman II" a chapter 14 entitled 'Captivity' has been added. In this chapter Mr. Newman's philosophy is revealed. The subjects covered include the nature of our Creator, the creation, the soul, the origin of life on earth, the genetic code, memory and brain function, free will, and lastly the future of our universe. In this chapter a new religon called 'Naturalism' is also defined that is based on natural science rather than on metaphysics.