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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Evolution of Man Man's Evolutionary Dimensions How has man and his society been affected in the past? Has there been an evolution or at least some progress in all aspects of life? Or has there been none of it? Or is there a third alternative, namely considerable progress in some aspects and none or very little in others, not proportionate with technical advance and social organization?

It seems that in social life, man has not made much advance, and if we assume technical advance and social organization as the body of a society, and man 1s social life as its spirit, we must say that while the body has grown enormously, the spirit has advanced little. For this reason, views concerning the future are bound to be different.

Man's Future Evolution Some people are doubtful about the future and wonder if there is a future at all for man and whether he is not threatened with destruction. This kind of doubt is mostly seen in Western men of learning. Other groups go a step farther and are quite cynical about man's future and destiny, They think that his animal nature prevails, showing such qualities as lustfulness t egoism, selfishness, deceit, falsehood, oppression etc.

They say since the beginning of man's social life, society has been a scene of evil and corruption, in both periods of barbarism and civilization. They believe that neither civilization has brought about any change in his nature, nor has culture or any other factor. Thus, there is no difference between the primitive man of early times and the civilized man of to-day with regard to goals and objectives. The only difference is the manner of work, and form and appearance.

The primitive man, because of lack of culture and civilization, committed his crimes more openly and plainly, whereas in modern culture, the same crimes are covered up by fine words and forms. There is no difference in the deeds of either of them, except in form and appearance. What is the conclusion? They say it is despair and there is no remedy for it. (Fortunately most of us think otherwise) Does the solution lie in a collective suicide?

Suicide as a Wrong Logic It is strange to say that a human being who has attained cultural maturity should commit suicide. This attitude is prevalent in Europe in various shapes. Statistics show that in spite of all the comfort that exists in the civilised world, the number of suicides is increasing.