Defines "God" as the teleological, universal drive toward "Integrative Meaning"—the tendency for matter to organize into ever-larger, stable wholes.
The book is highly polarized, attracting both fervent praise and sharp skepticism. FREEDOM: The End Of The Human Condition - Amazon.in FREEDOM: The End Of The Human Condition
is a definitive treatise by Australian biologist Jeremy Griffith that claims to provide the "holy grail" of biological insight: a first-principle explanation for why humans are capable of both immense love and extreme destruction. Published in 2016, the book argues that humanity’s "upset" state is a psychologically healable condition rather than an immutable biological flaw. The Core Thesis: Instinct vs. Intellect Defines "God" as the teleological, universal drive toward
Our pre-existing, selfless instincts (inherited from a cooperative primate past) clashed with our newly evolved conscious intellect, which needed to experiment and understand the world. Published in 2016, the book argues that humanity’s
By biologically explaining why the intellect had to rebel to find knowledge, Griffith argues that the "guilt" of being human is removed, allowing for the psychological rehabilitation of the species. Key Themes & Insights
Because the intellect could not explain its departures from instinct, it felt "criticised" by those instincts. This led to a defensive state of anger, egocentricity, and alienation —the root of all human conflict.
Griffith posits that the "human condition" is a psychological conflict that began roughly 2 million years ago when the fully conscious mind emerged.