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I think it is important to differentiate between science and reason. Yes, both are important in assuring the existence and determining the role of humanity in the future, but it seems to me that science is quite a function of capitalism. This has resulted in progress being defined more in terms of economics than evolution. There is a major disparity here, in that economic progress denotes the success of the individual (be it an individual group or a person), while evolutionary progress, that of the human race. BUT. If 'integration' was to occur, as it is defined by the manifesto, then it might seem that all of humanity would fall into one 'group' and through human reason, these two paths would theoretically converge. This is not however consistent with the theory behind capitalism. So humanity is in a difficult position because the global capitalist system is the engine behind both our evolution and our doom. Indeed: Will reason defeat greed?
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