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But now that science and technology have allowed the human enterprise to risk its own survival, the partisans of hope have stepped back from some of Huxley’s implications. Wizards and Prophets each have a separate blueprint for the future. But both assume that Wilberforce, not Huxley, was correct—that human beings are special creatures who can escape the fate of other successful species.
Peter Sidell
But now that science and technology have allowed the human enterprise to risk its own survival, the partisans of hope have stepped back from some of Huxley’s implications. Wizards and Prophets each have a separate blueprint for the future. But both assume that Wilberforce, not Huxley, was correct—that human beings are special creatures who can escape the fate of other successful species.
The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow's World
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