From the birth of a slight, sly, naked ape somewhere in the depths of Africa to the growth, spread and eventual dominance of that species over the world, “Sapiens” split the story of humankind into three broad “revolutions.” The first, the “cognitive revolution,” resulted in humans acquiring the capacity to think, learn and communicate information with a facility unprecedented in the animal kingdom.
The second — the “agricultural revolution” — allowed humans to domesticate crops and animals, enabling us to form stable societies and intensifying the flow of information within them. The “scientific revolution” came last. Humans acquired the capacity to interrogate and manipulate the physical, chemical and biological worlds, resulting in even more potent technological advances that surround us today.
In the second section of the book, we witness the relentless march of Homo pre-deus toward Homo deus — from humans who worship gods into humans who become gods.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/books/review/yuval-noah-harari-homo-deus.html?_r=0
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http://skywatchtv.com/2017/03/16/future-humans-celebrated-futurist-says-ye-shall-gods/
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/books/review/yuval-noah-harari-homo-deus.html?_r=0
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http://skywatchtv.com/2017/03/16/future-humans-celebrated-futurist-says-ye-shall-gods/
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