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Fowles argues that the uncertain viability of Sapiens is hazard, and that it should be recognized and overcome to evolve into Aristos. However, the multiple endings of The French Lieutenant’s Woman reveal anxiety about human free will to evolve into Aristos. The three endings of The French Lieutenant’s Woman, presented so that the reader can choose one for himself, correspond with three kinds of humanism in Homo Deus. The third ending allows us to imagine a future for evolved humanity in terms of evolutionary humanism. Aristos and Homo deus, presented as models of an evolved humanity, share the common purpose of human happiness despite their differences. If overcoming hazard for happiness breaks the free will of Sapiens, it will be a paradox that brings death, not survival. Aristos is an existentially evolved human being who can optimistically change the pessimistic situation of the future, encompassing liberalism and socialist humanism. The French Lieutenant’s Woman has a tenacious trust in Sapiens’ free will, which may be the key to overcoming the paradoxes of human evolution.