Introduction: the wisdom of nature A way to perceive The sigmoid curve What happens at the point of inflection? Conflict in values Biologic analogues of the being & the ego The physical, the biological & the metabiological Mutations -- A new kind of human animal -- Beyond coexistence : the need for balanced coalescence -- To distinguish the wholesome from the sick -- Man, his own victim -- The philosophy of "and" -- Emergence of being from ego domination -- Transition from epoch A to epoch B -- Cosmic perspective -- To behave "as if" -- Conclusion: wisdom, a new kind of fitness