Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is FIX THE WORLD?
Established in Sydney, Australia, in 1983, FIX THE WORLD is a global not-for-profit organisation dedicated to transforming the human race by addressing the root cause of all human conflict and suffering: the human condition. FIX THE WORLD in particular promotes Australian biologist and author Jeremy Griffith’s breakthrough biological explanation of the human condition, which reveals how the clash between our instincts and intellect led to our species’ angry, egocentric and alienated behaviour. This understanding has been described by Professor Harry Prosen, a past President of the Canadian Psychiatric Association, as the “holy grail of insight” required for the psychological rehabilitation of humanity. Read more in FIX THE WORLD FAQ 3.1.
2. Who is Jeremy Griffith?
Jeremy Griffith is an Australian biologist who has dedicated his life to bringing scientific understanding to the dilemma of ‘good-and-evil’-conflicted human condition. Raised on a sheep station in rural New South Wales, he was educated at Geelong Grammar School, conducted the most thorough investigation into the fate of the Tasmanian Tiger, and later completed a Bachelor of Science in zoology at the University of Sydney. In 1983, Griffith established a non-profit organisation dedicated to the study and amelioration of the human condition, now called FIX THE WORLD. He is the author of several books, including FREEDOM: The End Of The Human Condition, which presents his comprehensive — and world-transforming-and-saving — account of human behaviour. Read more in FIX THE WORLD FAQ 2.1.
3. What is biologist Jeremy Griffith’s ‘instinct vs intellect’ explanation of the human condition?
In his ‘Instinct vs Intellect’ explanation of the human condition, biologist Jeremy Griffith — the founder of FIX THE WORLD — explains that the human condition emerged some two million years ago when our newly conscious intellect came into conflict with our older, instinctive drives. Our intellect needs to question and experiment, whereas instincts, shaped by countless generations of natural selection, are rigid strategies that resist such experimentation. This resistance left the intellect feeling unfairly criticized, which in turn produced guilt, insecurity and, ultimately, the defensive behaviours of anger, ego and alienation. Griffith asserts that by understanding this clash, those insecure behaviours are obsoleted, providing a pathway to the resolution of conflict and suffering in our lives and thus the world. Read more in FIX THE WORLD FAQ 1.3.
4. What scientific support does Jeremy Griffith’s explanation of the human condition have?
Despite the reluctance many have to discussion of the human condition, biologist Jeremy Griffith’s ‘Instinct vs Intellect’ explanation of it — which is advanced through FIX THE WORLD — has been endorsed by an array of renowned scientists such as Professor Harry Prosen (a past President of the Canadian Psychiatric Association), Professor Stuart Hurlbert (a noted ecologist from San Diego State University), Professor Charles Birch (a Templeton prize-winning biologist) and Professor David Chivers (a past President of the Primate Society of Great Britain). Read more in FIX THE WORLD FAQ 1.7.
5. What was Professor Harry Prosen’s background?
Professor Harry Prosen (1930-2021) was an Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioural Medicine with more than 60 years’ experience. He chaired psychiatry departments at the University of Manitoba and the Medical College of Wisconsin, served as president of the Canadian Psychiatric Association, and held specialist psychiatric standing in Canada, the US and England. A Distinguished Life Member of the American Psychiatric Association and one of 500 Specially Selected Fellows of the American College of Psychiatrists, he authored more than 70 publications and worked extensively in empathy, intergenerational family dynamics and non-verbal communication. He also served as psychiatric consultant to the Bonobo Species Preservation Society, contributing to the research and rehabilitation of bonobos and other primates. His association with Jeremy Griffith and FIX THE WORLD began in 2004 after being sent Griffith’s proposal to make a documentary about the human condition. From 2010 to 2021 he was a Patron of FIX THE WORLD, helping to disseminate Griffith’s work and, amongst other initiatives, writing the foreword to FREEDOM: The End of the Human Condition, about which he stated: “I have no doubt Jeremy Griffith’s book FREEDOM provides the holy grail of insight we have sought for the psychological rehabilitation of the human race. This is the book we have been waiting for, it is the book that saves the world.” Read more in FIX THE WORLD FAQ 1.8.
6. Why does understanding of the human condition solve everything?
Australian biologist Jeremy Griffith’s explanation of the human condition enables us to understand that all human behaviour has been driven by a deep insecurity about our fundamental goodness, but now that our goodness has been biologically established we no longer have to behave insecurely selfishly self-focused and instead can become securely selflessly outwardly-focused. This is the rapidly transforming effect of being able to understand the human condition. To elaborate, FIX THE WORLD presents Jeremy Griffith’s breakthrough explanation of the human condition as the solution to everything because it addresses the real cause of humanity’s crises rather than just the symptoms. As psychiatrist Professor Harry Prosen warned, there is a growing fear that humanity is in an “endgame”, racing between self-destruction and self-understanding. The implication is that we urgently need answers about ourselves. While issues such as geopolitical tensions and the environment dominate concern, FIX THE WORLD argues that such problems are only surface expressions of a deeper issue: destructive human behaviour driven by our unresolved psychological-conflicted human condition. Until that underlying problem is addressed, solutions remain temporary “band-aids”. From this perspective, Jeremy Griffith’s psychologically redeeming and relieving explanation of the human condition offers the key to stopping the disintegration of society and the destruction of the world. By resolving the source of human suffering and conflict, he presents the reconciling understanding capable of ending human suffering at its source, and uniting the human species. Read more in FIX THE WORLD FAQ 1.6.
7. Does FIX THE WORLD run courses?
Yes. FIX THE WORLD offers a free Deaf Effect Course (see Video/Freedom Essay 13) designed to help people overcome the initial difficulty of engaging with the historically “off-limits” subject of the human condition. The course explains why this topic can feel challenging at first and helps make Jeremy Griffith’s paradigm-shifting explanation easier to understand. It also provides ongoing learning through a free subscription to weekly Freedom Essays, that includes a 16-part video series that presents the key ideas from Jeremy Griffith’s main book, FREEDOM: The End Of The Human Condition, in accessible form. In addition, people can continue learning and participating through FIX THE WORLD’s popular Facebook Group and its free FIX THE WORLD Membership. Read more in FIX THE WORLD FAQ 3.8.