EVOLUTION AND HUMAN DESTINY 



time because of the new means of destruction placed 

 by science into the hands of self-justifying authority. 



The pattern of past evolutionary history indicates 

 that the process by means of which human society is 

 now becoming more and more consolidated will con- 

 tinue, until an entity with an organic existence of its 

 own is formed. Human individuality as it exists today 

 will undergo drastic changes as the societal organism 

 evolves. It is difficult to believe that the individual 

 human constituent of an eventual societal organism 

 would closely resemble present-day man, especially in 

 regard to psychological makeup. Presently, however, 

 the desire of individual human beings to live better, 

 happier lives, constitutes one of the forces pushing in 

 the direction of the integration that is taking place. 



As has already been mentioned, the concept of the 

 evolving societal organism is certain to have profound 

 repercussions in the social sciences, especially in An- 

 thropology, Sociology and Psychology. As it is the pur- 

 pose of this book to present basic ideas, discussion of 

 their full implications is beyond the writer's present 

 scope. 



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