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Appendix

Summary of our species’ heroic journey from ignorance to enlightenment

Now that we can understand the good reason we conscious humans corrupted our all-loving original instinctive self or soul, and can therefore truthfully acknowledge all the stages our ancestors went through, from our innocent, early bonobo-like Australopithecus childhood ancestors through to the upset adolescent Homo varieties of our ancestors, the true story of our species’ journey from ignorance to enlightenment can finally be told. This journey is described in chapter 8 of FREEDOM where the following sequence of fossil skulls of our ancestors appears, as well as the series of drawings I created (and which appear throughout chapter 8) to illustrate the various stages I describe the human race as progressing through.

A series of seven human fossil skulls arranged in order of increasing brain case size and corresponding species maturation.

The Stages in Humanity’s Journey

From chapter 8 of FREEDOM: The End Of The Human Condition

INFANCY

When nurturing developed our moral soul

Bonobo Matata and her adopted son, Kanzi, and Jeremy’s drawing of Madonna and child

(Right) J. Griffith © 2006 Fedmex Pty Ltd

CHILDHOOD

When consciousness developed

Drawings of three happy people in a close embrace and of an adult holding the hand of a happy child about to jump a puddle.

J. Griffith © 1996-2013 Fedmex Pty Ltd

EARLY HAPPY INNOCENT CHILDMAN

Our moral conscience self accusing our conscious mind of being bad for not sharing the apples it is taking from a tree.

J. Griffith © 1991 Fedmex Pty Ltd

MIDDLE DEMONSTRATIVE CHILDMAN

Drawing by Jeremy Griffith of a nine year old boy bullying another boy by pushing him over

J. Griffith © 1991-2011 Fedmex Pty Ltd

LATE NAUGHTY CHILDMAN

ADOLESCENCE

When we searched for our identity, particularly for understanding why we weren’t ideally behaved

A painting of a grossly contorted human torso and head and a drawing of a deluded, arrogant man wearing a crown on his head.

(Right) J. Griffith © 1996 Fedmex Pty Ltd

Drawing by Jeremy Griffith of our moral conscience being judgmental and telling our adolescent self ‘you’re bad’.

J. Griffith © 1991-2011 Fedmex Pty Ltd

EARLY SOBERED ADOLESCENTMAN

Drawing by Jeremy Griffith of our conscience condemning, being blocked by and then oppressed by our resigning adolescent.

J. Griffith © 1983-2022 Fedmex Pty Ltd

DISTRESSED ADOLESCENTMAN

Our moral conscience self pointing at our angry, egocentric, materialistic, alienated, destructive state saying we are bad.

J. Griffith © 1990-2022 Fedmex Pty Ltd

ADVENTUROUS ADOLESCENTMAN

A deeply divided and angry human with trophies and material wealth, attacking and destroying others and the world.

J. Griffith © 1990-2022 Fedmex Pty Ltd

ANGRY ADOLESCENTMAN

Drawing by Jeremy Griffith of our conscience distressed by our adoption of pseudo-ideal causes like religion, and escapism.

J. Griffith © 1991-2022 Fedmex Pty Ltd

PSEUDO IDEALISTIC ADOLESCENTMAN – the massively deluded, ‘I’m good
and this is the way to solve the world’s problems’, weak abandoner of the battle

An angry and crazy-eyed man, wearing a crown, bow-tie and holding large cigar standing on and killing his moral conscience self

J. Griffith © 2011-2022 Fedmex Pty Ltd

HOLLOW ADOLESCENTMAN

ADULTHOOD

When we found understanding of ourselves

Drawings by Jeremy Griffith showing the insecure, artificial-reinforcement-filled Old World (left) and the soul and intellect reconciled New World (right)

J. Griffith © 1991-2011 Fedmex Pty Ltd

RECONCILING UNDERSTANDING OF THE HUMAN CONDITION FOUND

Drawings by Jeremy Griffith showing procrastination and transformation

J. Griffith © 1996-2014 Fedmex Pty Ltd

THE PROCRASTINATION STAGE

Drawing by Jeremy Griffith of figure jumping for joy beside disgarded crown, sceptre, sword and trophy in a pile

J. Griffith © 1996-2023 Fedmex Pty Ltd

THE TRANSFORMED LIFEFORCE STATE