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Old 07-13-2018, 05:55 PM
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I am a little late to the party but I just finished reading “Sapiens” by Yuval Noah Harari. He is an Oxford trained professor of history from Israel. It was originally published in 2011.

Among others, he attempts to answer the question of how Homo Sapiens moved from having no more significance on earth than jellyfish 70,000 years ago to being the masters of the earth. I found it captivating and thought provoking to a disturbing level.

Highly recommended.
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Looks interesting. May just read!!
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I found it captivating and thought provoking to a disturbing level.
Hello. This book is quite captivating indeed. A favorite topic of mine since the 80’s. 2 questions if you do not mind. First, have you read the follow up book Homo Deus that was published last year (I highly recommend this book also)? Second, in your opinion where do you anticipate the direction of the human condition is heading (For myself, I see a continued infantilization of the human condition from cradle to grave if you will)?

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Hello. This book is quite captivating indeed. A favorite topic of mine since the 80’s. 2 questions if you do not mind. First, have you read the follow up book Homo Deus that was published last year (I highly recommend this book also)? Second, in your opinion where do you anticipate the direction of the human condition is heading (For myself, I see a continued infantilization of the human condition from cradle to grave if you will)?



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Ha! I had to find the definition of infantilization first!

I have not read Homo Dues yet but it is on order and I am looking forward to it. To your second question, I understand your view and would (not trying to be political) connect your view to an expansion of the liberal culture around the world - which I feel it is linked to.

I would take a longer view and propose, as Harari outlines, that Homo Sapiens will likely evolve into a totally different specie. Perhaps along that path, some outside and unforeseen event will occur that will move us away from the infantilization of man. Not to be chicken little, but I fear that event could be another world scale war fought over some future technology.

Great question. I am still digesting the book.
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Ha! I had to find the definition of infantilization first!

I have not read Homo Dues yet but it is on order and I am looking forward to it. To your second question, I understand your view and would (not trying to be political) connect your view to an expansion of the liberal culture around the world - which I feel it is linked to.

I would take a longer view and propose, as Harari outlines, that Homo Sapiens will likely evolve into a totally different specie. Perhaps along that path, some outside and unforeseen event will occur that will move us away from the infantilization of man. Not to be chicken little, but I fear that event could be another world scale war fought over some future technology.

Great question. I am still digesting the book.
Excellent points sir and thank you for sharing. I always enjoy these discussions when I get the opportunity from time to time. I will enjoy any future thoughts that you have on the books as you get deeper into the material. Thanks
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I am a little late to the party but I just finished reading “Sapiens” by Yuval Noah Harari. He is an Oxford trained professor of history from Israel. It was originally published in 2011.

Among others, he attempts to answer the question of how Homo Sapiens moved from having no more significance on earth than jellyfish 70,000 years ago to being the masters of the earth. I found it captivating and thought provoking to a disturbing level.

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Try this book as well: Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies is a 1997 transdisciplinary non-fiction book by Jared Diamond, professor of geography and physiology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In 1998, Guns, Germs, and Steel won the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction and the Aventis Prize for Best Science Book

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns,_...teel#Reception

Im 2/3rds of the way through- amazing book!
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