Modern humanism is the faith that through science humankind can know the truth - and so be free. But if Darwin's theory of natural selection is true this is impossible. The human mind serves evolutionary success, not truth.


The Human: Truth and consequences (p. 26) - Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals (2002)

John Gray Quotes

Modern humanism is the faith that through science humankind can know the truth - and so be free. But if Darwin's theory of natural selection is true...

Modern humanism is the faith that through science humankind can know the truth - and so be free. But if Darwin's theory of natural selection is true...

Modern humanism is the faith that through science humankind can know the truth - and so be free. But if Darwin's theory of natural selection is true...

Modern humanism is the faith that through science humankind can know the truth - and so be free. But if Darwin's theory of natural selection is true...