«At a dinner H. G. Wells expounded his theory that mankind
had failed. The dinosaur had failed because he had concentrated upon size. Homo
sapiens had failed because he had not developed the right type of brain. So, Wells claimed, we will first destroy ourselves, then die out as a species, and revert to mud and slime. “And we shall deserve it,” he added. One of the guests objected that surely it wouldn't be as bad as that. “One thousand years more” said Wells.“That's all Homo sapiens has before him” »
