36 Quotes by Jeremy Griffith

Pseudo idealism: apparent charitable behaviour that on scrutiny is revealed as selfish, because the giver is engaging in it only so that he or she can feel good about him or herself

We can transition from being victims of the human condition to becoming secure, sound, effective managers of our world

While it is one thing to wish for the truth, it is quite another to cope with it

While religions could not liberate humans from the agony of the human condition…they did provide an invaluable way to withdraw from the brink of madness

While religious assurances such as 'God loves you' could comfort us, we ultimately had to understand why we are loveable

The agony of being unable to answer the question of why are we the way we are, divisively instead of cooperatively behaved, has been the particular burden of life. It has been our species’ particular affliction or condition – our human condition.

A fresh approach is needed – an analysis of our human situation from a basis that recognises and confronts the psychological dimension to our behaviour.

Pseudo idealism: apparent charitable behaviour that on scrutiny is revealed as selfish, because the giver is engaging in it only so that he or she can feel good about him or herself.

Finding understanding of the human condition is what rehabilitates and transforms the human race.