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 Alejo Vidal-Quadras (a nuclear physicist and former Vice-President of the European Parliament), 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. How does understanding the human condition transform the world?
Now that the human condition has been solved and our goodness biologically defended, there is no justification for clinging to defences that are now redundant – our denial, retaliation, and the pursuit of power, fame fortune and glory. We can all finally live free of them, in a truly transformed state, bringing peace to our lives and thus the world. To elaborate, Jeremy Griffith opens his definitive book, FREEDOM: The End Of The Human Condition, by stating that “This book liberates you, the reader, and all other humans from an underlying insecurity and resulting psychosis that all humans have suffered from since we became a fully conscious species some two million years ago.” Grasping and absorbing this explanation of our species’ psychological turmoil, he argues, allows us to move from a state of insecurity and human-condition-affliction to one of genuine psychological stability, maturity and freedom. It resolves the confusion, doubt and anxiety we have carried about human behaviour. In essence, it untangles the turmoil we have long lived with and provides the basis for genuine unity within the human race. Read more in FIX THE WORLD FAQ 4.1.
6. How does the explanation of the human condition reconcile men and women?
Jeremy Griffith's biological explanation of the human condition reconciles the longstanding “war between the sexes” by clarifying the distinct historical roles men and women adopted as consciousness emerged. Around two million years ago, the development of a conscious mind created a clash between this new self (that sought to understand the world) and our original instincts (that sought to maintain authority), producing humanity's underlying insecurity and upset – our human condition. Men, as group protectors, took on the primary role of confronting this psychological “battle” against ignorance. They endured immense frustration, anger, defensiveness, and egocentric behaviour to champion knowledge, shielding women from the full psychological toll. This allowed women to preserve as much upset-free innocence to nurture the next generation. This necessary division bred deep misunderstanding: women often lacked empathy for men’s torment, while men, unable to justify their struggle, grew frustrated, oppressive and aggressive. Women became “victims of a victim”. But with the human condition now explained, both sexes gain profound empathy. Men are honoured for heroically bearing the burden; women for safeguarding nurturing love. This ends blame, resentment, and oppression, allowing men and women to stand side by side in genuine partnership – a cooperative, peaceful future beyond patriarchy or matriarchy. Read more in FIX THE WORLD FAQ 8.1.
7. Is this just another self-help, New Age, pseudo idealistic, superficial-treatment-of-psychosis type movement?
No, FIX THE WORLD is not a self-help or New Age movement offering temporary relief or escapism. Its focus is on biologist Jeremy Griffith’s rational, scientific explanation of the human condition, which addresses the source of humanity’s psychological distress rather than simply managing its symptoms. It proposes that self-help and New Age approaches seek to calm, restrain or transcend human upset, but do not explain its origin or resolve it. Meaningful and lasting change, it argues, requires confronting and understanding the “dark side” of human behaviour and explaining why humans became psychologically conflicted in the first place. This work is presented as “brain food, not brain anaesthetic” – knowledge intended to bring a reconciling and relieving understanding of ourselves that enables genuine psychological healing and long-term social transformation. Read more in FIX THE WORLD FAQ 6.5.