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The evolution of man is the evolution of his consciousness, and 'consciousness' cannot evolve unconsciously. The evolution of man is the evolution of his will, and 'will' cannot evolve involuntarily.
G. I. Gurdjieff
The advancement of humanity is the development of its awareness, and 'awareness' cannot progress unknowingly. The progression of humanity is the evolution of its volition, and 'volition' cannot advance instinctively.
2.
Most species do their own evolving, making it up as they go along, which is the way Nature intended.
Terry Pratchett
3.
The evolution of man is slow. The injustice of men is great.
Oscar Wilde
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Darwinian man, though well-behaved, at best is only a monkey shaved.
W. S. Gilbert
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Man is the result of a purposeless and natural process that did not have him in mind
George Gaylord Simpson
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A race or nation stands so much the higher, the more perfectly its members express the pure, ideal human type ... The evolution of man through the incarnations in ever higher national and racial forms is thus a process of liberation [leading to] an ideal future.
Rudolf Steiner
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If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed, which could not possibly have been formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down. But I can find no such case.
Charles Darwin
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What we will have attained when Neil Armstrong steps down upon the moon is a completely new step in the evolution of man.
Wernher von Braun