History’s Intellectual Fallacies

‘Panspermia.’ Some people even tried to locate such planets through telescopes and space travel. But despite these efforts, no such hypothetical planets have been discovered till now. From this analysis, the theory of evolution or Darwinism stands rejected. Theory of Humanism A similar intellectual fallacy is called ‘Humanism,’ a humanbased explanation of the universe. Humanism seeks to explain life based on man, with no room for God. The gist of this philosophy can be expressed as “The transfer of seat from God to man.” In recent decades, many books have been written in support of ‘Humanism.’ One among them is a book by British philosopher Julian Huxley, published in 1941, titled Man Stands Alone. This book is based entirely on mere claims and speculations. It argues that man now does not need divine revelation and that reason is sufficient for man’s guidance. However, it provides no objective evidence for this thesis. Abraham Cressy Morrison (d. 1951), who served as President of the New York Academy of Sciences, published a reply to this book, titled Man Does Not Stand Alone, which proved Huxley’s claim to be completely baseless. Conclusion The study of history tells us that there are two eras in the history of mankind regarding ideas—the pre-scientific era and the post-scientific era. In the pre-scientific age, people did not know the reality of things, so opinions