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Thanks very much for your wonderful feedback Sue. It takes a little time to fully absorb explanation of the human condition but what is so relieving and transforming is we no longer just have to believe we are fundamentally good — we can now biologically understand we are! We can know our psychological upset was the price humans had to pay for searching for knowledge and that the human story presents the greatest, most heroic story ever told. So we can now truly love and look after ourselves and others with great compassion and kindness. This explanation is so profound it does bring about the wonderful world we have all dreamed of could be—see the Transformation section of our website!

While Buddhism and other religions contain all manner of truths about human life, it is all from a pre-scientific view. To find our way home we needed to find the scientific explanation for why we left home—why when our instincts are to be “lovable, sociable and non-violent” are we so selfish, competitive and destructive. Answering this question required finding the clarifying difference between the way the intellect and instincts work, and that is the great biological breakthrough Jeremy Griffith presents in THE Interview and his book FREEDOM. We suggest FAQ 1.13 ‘Is this idea original or new? which explains the unique significance of Jeremy’s work.

    Thank you for your comment, Barry. Yes, the bonobos have not completed the nurturing based love-indoctrination process and so there are still remnants of selfish reciprocity, sexual opportunism and aggression in their behaviour, however, as indicated in THE Interview they are extraordinarily nurturing, and extraordinarily gentle and cooperative, indicating that the process is well advanced. In chapter 5 of his book FREEDOM, Jeremy Griffith evidences just how cooperative and loving bonobos are, as well as demonstrating that bonobos afford an extraordinary insight into our distant ancestors, in particular, Ardipithecus (see also see FAQ 5.2 ‘What do bonobos tell us about our own evolutionary heritage?’).     You may also be interested in Jeremy’s essay on the significance of Laurens van der Post’s influence on his ability to solve the human condition in Freedom Essay 51; and there is further exposition of the importance of Marais’s contribution to our understanding of the human condition in Freedom Expanded: Book 1.

Yes Joy, what is so significant about having the human condition resolved is we no longer have to be burdened by the fundamental question of whether we are good or bad because our core goodness as individuals and as a species has been biologically established. We can know our psychological upset was the price humans had to pay for searching for knowledge and that the human story presents the greatest, most heroic story ever told. So we can now look after ourselves with great compassion and kindness. We recommend reading Freedom Essay 46, because it precisely explains that the beautiful vision that Anne Frank and Olive Schreiner shared of a human-condition-resolved peaceful world is now possible.

    Jeremy Griffith’s ‘instinct vs intellect’ explanation of the human condition explains that the source of our negative traits is our psychologically upset state, which was the unavoidable result of a clash between our pre-established instincts and emerging conscious mind. Jeremy explains in THE Interview that without this defence for our upset state we have sought to falsely blame our behaviour on ‘savage instincts’ within us.     While this biological understanding of the human condition really is the universal solution to all the problems we face, it does have a slow start-up phase. It will take some time to break through fixed patterns of thought, as well as the bastions of power in the world, but once this information gets a foothold through enough people like you developing a deep appreciation and desire to support it, the selfless love and energy that will generated will solve our problems very quickly because instead of being preoccupied with seeking salvation, or seeking power, fame, fortune etc, all our energies will be freed to truly work together and focus on doing whatever it takes to end the suffering in all the corners of the world.     We thought we would also mention Jeremy’s work doesn’t contradict a belief in God or the central tenets of most religions. His work simply brings biological understanding to religion’s pre-scientific descriptions of our condition (see our FAQs about religion).

    Yes, it is true that the truth about our corrupted condition is initially confronting. As Jeremy Griffith explains in FAQ 1.39 titled, ‘How are we supposed to cope with all the heretical truths brought to light by the explanation of the human condition?’, “While the explanation of the human condition allows us to finally understand why every human is equally worthy and good, having the blinds drawn on our situation inevitably reveals a universe of previously denied truths, a litany of heresies. All the lies and delusions we humans have been using to protect ourselves from exposure of our immensely upset, corrupted condition (that has inevitably resulted from humanity’s 2-million-year heroic search for knowledge) while we couldn’t truthfully explain it are suddenly laid bare. The truth reveals the lies, as it must.”     So it can seem like a difficult task, but the wonderful thing is, that as Jeremy goes on to explain, “thankfully, and most importantly, no one has to overly confront their old, upset self—everyone can leave that behind as dealt with and simply live for the new world and all its potential.”     As Part 4 of THE Interview explains, it will take generations for the upset within us to be completely healed but importantly we can be immediately free of its affects. Our FAQ 1.6 summarises how understanding the human condition is the universal solution to human suffering, and the Transformation section of our website illustrates the extraordinary transformation of the human race it makes possible in just three short video presentations. Basically, so exciting and relieving is this breakthrough, and the freedom from the human condition that is now on offer, that everyone will want it, and so it will catch on like wildfire and this is already happening! On our homepage you can see the rapidly growing appreciation and support for the WTM with outstanding commendations from thought leaders and WTM Centres all over the world!

What he is trying to say, with a total misunderstanding, denial and ignorance of the truth, is that the human condition that exists is a result of the sin nature born into every human being since the fall of Adam and Eve. I feel sorry for anyone who buys this load of malarkey.

Yes, watching THE Interview, and the video series that follows it, is exactly what we recommend. Also Jeremy Griffith’s definitive book FREEDOM is a must! All these publications are freely available on our homepage HumanCondition.com which provides the perfect guide to pursue your interest.

It is explained that unlike other animals our human ancestors developed completely loving and cooperative instincts through the nurturing based love-indoctrination process (which is explained in Part 3 of THE Interview). While they are not conscious, and therefore haven’t encountered the clash between intellect and instinct that characterises the human condition, other animals are hostage to genes’ necessary selfishness.

The truth is that all humans, not just governments, have lived in denial of the human condition, and as it turns out, quite rightly so. Until we could explain our apparently non-ideal behaviour, all we could do was block it out, and just keep going in the faith that one day the redeeming explanation would be found – which is what has now happened!

Yes, with our psychologically upset now defended, it is now safe to admit that mankind’s beginnings were peaceful and loving – see Part 3 of THE Interview; and in Part 4, it is explained how, with the human condition now solved, all humans will be able to return to that non-upset ideal state we’ve longed for, but we will return to it with understanding, in a fully conscious way.

The explanation of the human condition means we can now understand that there was a good reason for all the destructive, selfish behaviour that we humans have engaged in, which means that humanity’s great burden of guilt has finally been lifted.

Yes Ann it is wonderful to be able to understand our evolution. And even more wonderful that our 2 million year ‘mid period’ during which we have had no ability to explain and understand why we corrupted our original innocent instinctive self or soul has now come to an end! At long last, with this redeeming understanding of the human condition, humanity has ‘graduated’ to ‘full consciousness’.

It is critical that this information becomes mainstream, because only it can bring peace to the ego. Without it, the great paradox is that it has been necessary and right for humanity to be egocentric, even though that brought with it so much pain and destruction – that has been the price of searching for knowledge. Only this redeeming, reconciling and rehabilitating explanation of the human condition can bring about the true change in consciousness we all long for.

Thank you for your wonderful comment Angelo. We thought you might be interested in psychiatrist Professor Harry Prosen’s response to the question ‘How does understanding the human race’s condition help with an individual’s depression and psychosis? – see FAQ 1.34, and it is also good to read FAQ 1.35 ‘Does this heal anxiety?’. As you have so quickly understood, what is so significant and relieving about having the human condition resolved is we no longer have to be burdened by the fundamental question of whether we are good or bad because our core goodness as individuals and as a species has been biologically established. We can understand humans’ psychological upset was the price humans had to pay for searching for knowledge and that the human story presents the greatest, most heroic story ever told. So we can bring great compassion and kindness to ourselves and others and we don’t have to overly confront the upset within us which is important for everyone to be mindful of (as FAQ 1.19 ‘A caution about the danger of over-exposure / Advice for people with mental health issues’ summarises).

Jeremy Griffith’s explanation of the human condition, brings biological understanding to religious accounts of our condition, which means we can at last reconcile science and religion. For instance, as THE Interview explains, the story of Adam and Eve is a pre-scientific metaphor for the emergence of consciousness and its clash with our pre-established, cooperative loving instincts, resulting in humans becoming psychologically upset or ‘sinful’ or ‘evil’. However, significantly we can now understand, from scientific first principles, that ‘Adam and Eve’ were ‘good’ to search for knowledge, not bad or ‘evil’; we humans are actually the absolute heroes of the whole story! It establishes that we are good and not bad after all. What THE Interview presents fundamentally lifts the ‘burden of guilt’ from the human race and allows us to forgive ourselves and others and finally end our psychologically troubled human condition—it couldn’t be a bigger breakthrough. You might be interested in our FAQs about religion, especially 6.2 ‘What is God’ and 6.3 ‘Does this understanding undermine religion’. Also there are Jeremy’s Freedom Essays 38 – 41 about the demystification of religion which are absolutely fascinating.

Yes, all the dysfunction and destruction in the world is a reflection of the conflict within us, however, what is so important about what Jeremy Griffith presents with the ‘instinct vs intellect’ explanation of the human condition, is that it is not just another plea to consciously live ‘above’ the discord within us, but it actually solves that discord by reconciling instinct and intellect. It explains the very good reason that our intellect had to defy our instincts (which is that genes can orientate but nerves need to understand) and having found that understanding means all our defensive behaviours (our anger, egocentricity and alienation) are now redundant. You might be interested in reading more in FAQ 1.6: Why this solves everything.

While Buddhism and other religions contain all manner of truths about human life, it is all from a pre-scientific view. Ultimately we needed to find the scientific explanation for why when the universal ideals are to be loving, cooperative and selfless are we so angry, competitive and selfish. Answering this question required finding the clarifying difference between the way the intellect and instincts work, and that is the great biological breakthrough Jeremy presents in THE Interview and his book FREEDOM. We suggest FAQ 1.13 ‘Is this original or new?’ which explains the unique significance of Jeremy Griffith’s work.

Feel so emotional right now. Tears of happiness ...thankyou

That is the great paradox of the human condition – we humans had to defy our instincts and become corrupted in self in order to find understanding of the human condition. Now with that found we can at last reconcile and heal our split selves and return to a selfless way of living, see FAQ 4.3. As T.S. Eliot wrote, “We shall not cease from exploration / And the end of all our exploring / Will be to arrive where we started / And know the place for the first time.”

    In Part 3 of THE Interview Jeremy Griffith explains how consciousness developed as a result of nurturing or the love-indoctrination process and refers the viewer to Chapter 7 of his definitive book FREEDOM for a comprehensive explanation — a summary of which is provided in FAQ 5.4 titled ‘What is consciousness? / Why is it that humans became conscious while other animals haven’t? / How did consciousness emerge in humans?’.     With regard to existing apes, the evidence presented in Part 3 of THE Interview is that bonobos are also undergoing the love-indoctrination process (which depends on the species finding itself in an environment rich in food and shelter and low in competitors), which explains why they are the most conscious of the apes. You can read more about the love-indoctrination process, the hominin fossil record, and bonobos in chapter 5 of FREEDOM.

Hi Barbara, you can watch THE Interview, and all our videos, using subtitles or the closed captions function (see the ‘cc’ icon at the bottom of the video player/window and follow the prompts). Also you might like to see if THE Interview has been translated into your native language, see FAQ 3.9 for all the translations that are available.

    Thank you for your comment Karen. You may be interested that Jeremy Griffith is currently writing two new essays which will cover the work of Bruce Lipton and others and the huge difference between them and his instinct vs intellect treatise. As THE Interview explains it is our destructively behaved, so-called human condition that really has to be dealt with if we are to solve the world’s problems and heal the human race. To do this we had to answer the age-old question of ‘why, when the universal ideals are to be loving, cooperative and selfless, are we so angry, competitive and selfish?’, and this required finding the clarifying difference between the way the intellect and instincts work, and that is the great biological breakthrough Jeremy presents. You may find FAQ 1.13 ‘Is this idea original or new? / How does this instinct vs intellect explanation of the human condition differ from other theories that recognise these elements?’ of interest.     These forthcoming essays are Freedom Essays 63: ‘Pseudo Therapy/Healing’ and 64: ‘Real Therapy/Healing’. Essay 63 will explain there are many approaches that seek to heal and therapise human psychoses but they are all coming from an extremely dishonest and superficial, human-condition-avoiding, pseudo therapising angle, and this does include the work of Bruce Lipton and many others, and Essay 64 will present the human-condition-confronting, honest, true, genuinely effective therapy/healing that understanding of the human condition now makes possible.

Jeremy Griffith explains in THE Interview that consciousness means being sufficiently aware of how experiences are related to attempt to manage change from a basis of understanding cause and effect. Clearly, while other animals have various levels of ‘awareness’ none can consciously manage events like humans can, and so it is accurate to describe humans as the only animals possessing ‘fully conscious minds’. We recommend reading FAQ 5.4 ‘What is consciousness? / Why is it that humans became conscious while other animals haven’t? / How did consciousness emerge in humans?’