With these three great figures—Darwin, Marx, and Freud—science seemed to answer many of the deepest worldview questions that, heretofore, Judeo-Christian religion had answered for people in the West. As I’ve explained somewhat aphoristically in conference talks: “Darwin told us where we came from, Marx told us where we are going, and Freud told us about human nature and what to do about our guilt.” All three claimed to base their theories on scientific evidence and analysis.
