July 24th 2017
Homo Deus. A brief history of tomorrow. Yuval Noah Harari.
Homo Deus. A brief history of tomorrow. Yuval Noah Harari. 2017. ISBN 9780062464316. The author wrote Sapiens, which detailed how mankind ( Homo Sapiens) become the dominant creature on the planet. In this well thought out book, he extrapolates where mankind may take philosophy, religions and the planet if following past processes, the present interest in AI, IoT, CRISPR leads to a logical conclusion. He hints at the potential in the exploration of consciousness ( as practiced in eastern mystics). The conclusion of the book extends a thought that if we do not want the “logical” end, that we may want to change things. The initial parts that extend the thoughts of Sapiens is thought provoking. The middle where he delves into more philosophies could be unsettling to many, but provocative. The ending is not necessarily dystopian , but one could go away thinking it. A worthwhile book to cause you to think and ponder
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