Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
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- Author：Yuval Noah Harari
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WAR IS OBSOLETE
You are more likely to commit suicide than be killed in conflict
FAMINE IS DISAPPEARING
You are at more risk of obesity than starvation
DEATH IS JUST A TECHNICAL PROBLEM
Equality is out， but immortality is in
WHAT DOES OUR FUTURE HOLD？
WAR IS OBSOLETE
You are more likely to commit suicide than be killed in conflict
FAMINE IS DISAPPEARING
You are at more risk of obesity than starvation
DEATH IS JUST A TECHNICAL PROBLEM
Equality is out， but immortality is in
WHAT DOES OUR FUTURE HOLD？
Reviews
Ashiqur Rahman
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The naming of the book should have been ’A History of Tomorrow’ or 'Sapiens part 2'。 There is not much about new human species ’Homo Deus'。 However， it is a really good book。 The writing style of Harari is simple， understandable and to the point。 The naming of the book should have been ’A History of Tomorrow’ or 'Sapiens part 2'。 There is not much about new human species ’Homo Deus'。 However， it is a really good book。 The writing style of Harari is simple， understandable and to the point。 。。。more
John Hunt
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Man。。。。 this book gives you a lot to think about。 Free will， non-conscious AI's， organisms as algorithms， just， yeah， a lot。 My brain is burning。 I don't know if I should be scared or encouraged about the future。 Still a fun read though。 Man。。。。 this book gives you a lot to think about。 Free will， non-conscious AI's， organisms as algorithms， just， yeah， a lot。 My brain is burning。 I don't know if I should be scared or encouraged about the future。 Still a fun read though。 。。。more
Lewis
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The content of book itself is interesting and thought provoking， however I felt robbed by the title / concept so all the time I was reading there was a huge amount of resentment towards it which really made the entire experience a sad one。 I was expecting to be taken on a journey into the future but instead was greeted mostly by a history lesson with bits of philosophy mixed in and very little of the book actually dedicated to the future at all。
Ntshh
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Interessant en angstvallig vooruitziend （een pandemie in de nabije toekomst werd besproken， als voorbeeld）， waardoor mijn vertrouwen in de toekomst onder vuur werd gelegd。 Het zet je zeker aan het denken over hoe de wereld eruit kan/zal gaan zien in de aankomende decennia。 Niet zo sterk als Sapiens， doch zeker de moeite waard om te lezen。
ione
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Amazingly written， light and easy to read。 Raises great questions。
Filip Aniés
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Massive disappointment following Sapiens （which I highly recommend）。 Harari clearly moves away from the subjects he's knowledgable in， and makes claims on areas where he lacks insight and understanding。 He outlines farfetched arguments with disregard for obvious questions， objections， and uncertainties， which would have ended his argument already at the very first sentences。 The few things that are interesting in this book are summaries of concepts already covered in great detail in Sapiens。 I w Massive disappointment following Sapiens （which I highly recommend）。 Harari clearly moves away from the subjects he's knowledgable in， and makes claims on areas where he lacks insight and understanding。 He outlines farfetched arguments with disregard for obvious questions， objections， and uncertainties， which would have ended his argument already at the very first sentences。 The few things that are interesting in this book are summaries of concepts already covered in great detail in Sapiens。 I wouldn't waste my time reading this book。 。。。more
Bilal Tahir
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Another very good book by the writer。 His way of thinking and analysis of things is unique but I feel that unless you have some prior knowledge about the subject or you visit all the links and references yourself， you can get it the wrong way。 There are certain points that can be objected and they seem to me as a pure product of the writer's imagination or way of thinking， whatever you call it。But over all it is an eye-opener。 Another very good book by the writer。 His way of thinking and analysis of things is unique but I feel that unless you have some prior knowledge about the subject or you visit all the links and references yourself， you can get it the wrong way。 There are certain points that can be objected and they seem to me as a pure product of the writer's imagination or way of thinking， whatever you call it。But over all it is an eye-opener。 。。。more
Alihamza
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We are In the List of Endangered species。Run。。。。。。。。
Donnabhan
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Not as good as Sapiens。 In fact no where near as good。 That isn't to say that this book is not good。 It is， but it pales in comparison to its predecessor which is one of the best books I have I ever read。 Starting off with the good: Homo Deus starts off excellently immediately grasping my attention， the first 60 or so pages are arguably better than the first 60 of Sapiens。 I also loved how Harari explains his points and how easy this book is to read。 The down points are more obvious。 I bought th Not as good as Sapiens。 In fact no where near as good。 That isn't to say that this book is not good。 It is， but it pales in comparison to its predecessor which is one of the best books I have I ever read。 Starting off with the good: Homo Deus starts off excellently immediately grasping my attention， the first 60 or so pages are arguably better than the first 60 of Sapiens。 I also loved how Harari explains his points and how easy this book is to read。 The down points are more obvious。 I bought this book to find out what Harari thinks the future will look like， and he does that to some extent， but most of the book is just explaining things I could have found on Wikipedia， some things are just far too over explained and in one instance he literally just says the things he did in Sapiens。 It took me a while to read this book because some parts are just unbearably boring and It was a struggle to get through it。 I don't think this book fully does what it was supposed to， although it is an interesting read。 。。。more
hesham
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Mr。 Harari understands 40-60% about every topic he discusses， which makes this book great for the commute。
Emilia
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After the satisfaction of Sapiens， this was just disappointing
Roque Castro
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Imprescindible
Tony
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I think this is a very nice book。 The author's brilliance and logic shines through。 Sometimes I had to re-read some portions and marvel at the analysis。 Well written。 I think this is a very nice book。 The author's brilliance and logic shines through。 Sometimes I had to re-read some portions and marvel at the analysis。 Well written。 。。。more
Corrie Green
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Seemed shorter than previous。 Seems like a footnote to the homosepians book。Fun read。
Ailin Yan
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Found it repetitive of his previous book A Brief History of Mankind。 The same goes with 21 Lessons for the 21 Century。
Santiago Figueroa
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Este libro comienza de una manera absorbente y provocadora， que promete bastante y hace imaginar que uno se encontrará con un gran abanico de exploraciones y teorías sobre el futuro de la humanidad。 Pero luego de una extensa revisión histórica， bastante redundante respecto a su libro 'Sapiens'， la verdad es que uno se topa con reducidas y pobremente argumentadas elucubraciones sobre los próximos tiempos。 Termina siendo una larga divagación sobre 2 o 3 puntos en los que el autor más parece un ami Este libro comienza de una manera absorbente y provocadora， que promete bastante y hace imaginar que uno se encontrará con un gran abanico de exploraciones y teorías sobre el futuro de la humanidad。 Pero luego de una extensa revisión histórica， bastante redundante respecto a su libro 'Sapiens'， la verdad es que uno se topa con reducidas y pobremente argumentadas elucubraciones sobre los próximos tiempos。 Termina siendo una larga divagación sobre 2 o 3 puntos en los que el autor más parece un amigo de tu amigo que te está dando una cátedra que no pediste en una fiesta， que alguien debidamente informado sobre los temas que presenta。Me pasé gran parte del libro buscando sustento a ciertas aseveraciones que difícilmente tienen asidero en la realidad， es una búsqueda inútil， no lo hay。En fin， el libro es entretenido y de eso no hay duda。 Sus conclusiones son， igualmente， interesantes。 Se encuentra， para mí， en un delicado equilibrio entre las 2 y 3 estrellas。 Por ahora， me inclino por las 3。 。。。more
Cole Nesselson
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 What are the projects that will replace fighting famine， plague， and war。 Transition from a material economy to a knowledge-based economy。 Ironically， nuclear weapons made the new peace possible because the threat of war is terrifying。 3 terrorist cause us to overreact， performance that incite fear and cause other states to demonstrate strength。Evolution says that we are not satisfied after one success; we keep chasing more。 Our response is based on how we feel either pain or pleasure。 expectati What are the projects that will replace fighting famine， plague， and war。 Transition from a material economy to a knowledge-based economy。 Ironically， nuclear weapons made the new peace possible because the threat of war is terrifying。 3 terrorist cause us to overreact， performance that incite fear and cause other states to demonstrate strength。Evolution says that we are not satisfied after one success; we keep chasing more。 Our response is based on how we feel either pain or pleasure。 expectations adapt to new conditions。-（similar to the phenomenon outlined by David Attenborough。 Happiness is combining the right doses of excitement and tranquility。Solution: slow down pursuit of pleasure， become aware of futility of pursuing something that leaves as fast as it arrives。 knowledge that doesn't change behavior is useless， but knowledge that changes behavior quickly loses relevance。 More knowledge =more change。 We are less able to predict the future。Humans' unique skill is the ability to collaborate and organize together: cooperation and flexibilty。Empty promise from the ruling elite: ISA-imagined order。 Chimps can't invent stories so they can't cooperate in large numbers。 People are egalitarian by nature and unequal societies can never function well。 Ultimatum game: two people。 one person receives $100 and has to split it with the other person。 But the other guy can accept or cancel it for everyone。 Monkey。 Need to conform to the system 。 fiction-->realityreligion seeks to cement worldly order whereas spirituality seeks to escape it。Meaning and authority go hand in hand-human desires always considered temporary- meaning is fragile。-Absolute truths are based on superhuman sources and laws。 Humanism: Do what you think is right。-human feelings determine meaning behind action。 Judge each action based on affect toward human feelings。consumers are always righteducation-think for yourselfDemocratic elections only work within a population that shares some bond（method to settle disputes among a population that already agrees about the basics）。 If the experience of another is completely alien to me， my being outvoted doesn't count。 1。 Liberal Humanism-individual is the source of meaning-customer knows best-personal feeling2。 Socialist Humanism-party knows best-overdeterminist-system is at fault-impact it has on society rather than impact on any individual。 3。 Evolutionary Humanism-uses Natural selection to justify conflict-one group is better than another-embrace inequalityThe defeat of Liberalism in the 20th century 1968-liberal democracy was saved by nuclear weapons（Liberal America threatened Mutual Assured Destruction （MAD）， otherwise， socialism would have won out。 Religion needs to adapt to technology - Taiping rebellion after opium wars from 1850-64 killed 20 million people。 Piety was a bad religion because it didn't understand tech。 Liberal capitalists succeeded because they understood biotech and computers。（Now with the religion of slow bureacracy in the US， faster progress will be made in China where regulations on Genomics are far loser）。 When tech surpasses humans， humans will be demoted to products（easily affected and designed）， no longer consumers。freedom doesn't exist， all our decisions are between deterministic and random。 You feel desires， you can't choose themWe aren't individuals 。Left brain is for speech and logical reasoning。 tries to make sense of life， uses clues to construct plausible stories。right brain is for spacial info。Cold water test:1Experiencing vs。 2Narrating1warmer water at the end is only marginally warmer， not worth keeping hand in。2Doesn't account for duration-averages experience。 averages peak and end。 doesn't add。Happy ending erases pain of experience- there is an evolutionary incentive for childbirthTrauma to elationThe narrator is this "I" ego-strings together experience to produce a story from chaos of life。 Fantasy gives meaning to suffering- self perpetuating- buy into it more and more or you risk seeing the past as pointless。 Decoupling of consciousness and intelligence。 computers bypass consciousness。AI challenges Individualism/ Liberalism because it understands human impulses and can make better decisions。 Humans are just algorithms shaped by our genes and the environment。 We don't make decisions freely: either deterministic or random。Second cognitive revolution could downgrade humans -limit the scope of human ability just like we can't smell well or don't pay attention to our dreams well as we used to。 producing human cogs who communicate and process data more efficiently but nothing else。 Dataism: organisms are algorithms that process data。 economies process data。 narrows gap between machines and animals。 Communism is centralized data processing while capitalism is distributed data processing。 Freedom of information above all else。 Humans are just tools for creating the internet of All things。 We are one increment on the cosmic data processing system。 So much data that gov。 manages country but doesn't lead it。 -no grand visions is bad because the market does what is good for the market， not always what is good for humans。 -the human loses sanctity 。。。more
Irina Starodubtseva
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“Homo Deus” is the second book by Yuval Noah Harari， which I read。 The first one was a famous “Sapiens or the brief history of the human kind。 In the “Homo Deus” the author intended to explore a brief history of tomorrow， which is a more challenging undertaking， than to describe the history of the past， where everything is known。Harari attempts in his book to predict the possible scenarios of the future civilization development。 In the first chapters of the book he explores the phenomena of a re “Homo Deus” is the second book by Yuval Noah Harari， which I read。 The first one was a famous “Sapiens or the brief history of the human kind。 In the “Homo Deus” the author intended to explore a brief history of tomorrow， which is a more challenging undertaking， than to describe the history of the past， where everything is known。Harari attempts in his book to predict the possible scenarios of the future civilization development。 In the first chapters of the book he explores the phenomena of a religious consciousness， than what happened， when it was replaced by humanism， consumerism and finally was transformed into dataism， where information surpasses the consciousness。 The rumination of the author reminded me of the Stanley Kubrick movie “2001: A Space Odyssey”。 The artificial intelligence aboard the spaceship outsmarts the crew， which leads to terrible consequences。 Initially the robot was intended as a helper to the crew， but it started malfunctioning。 Can the same happen to modern society？Harari explores the major “regimes” of the 20th century: capitalism， socialism and democracy。 He tries to find out what were the merits and the drawbacks of each regime。 As a result he points out that humans became the masters of the Earth， because of the enhanced brain， but if the artificial intelligence continues developing the way it does now， it can dominate the humanity。 In the epoch of the consumerism the key words were the catering to the humans physical demands。 But the times change and gradually it becomes more important， who has got more data available。 Even more crucial issue is - who is the decision maker。 Machines help men to take the best route to work， to book the hotel and to analyze the stock market。 But what will happen， if they will help a person to find a job or a spouse？ The human mind can get accustomed to it and degrade as a result。 Nevertheless， the book leaves a positive impression， because it is written in a lively language and narrated by a talented reader Derek Perkins。 It has got 16 chapters and lasts approximately 15 hours。 。。。more
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Omer Nasir
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This was probably my third book since I have started to read books as a someone who is not attending school for many reasons I was extremely pleasured to find this book I have gotten a lot of information that i didn't know about our world and technology and humans in generally but some pages are quite reparative regardless it's worth Reading especially for those who want to expand their knowledge and have futuristic visions This was probably my third book since I have started to read books as a someone who is not attending school for many reasons I was extremely pleasured to find this book I have gotten a lot of information that i didn't know about our world and technology and humans in generally but some pages are quite reparative regardless it's worth Reading especially for those who want to expand their knowledge and have futuristic visions 。。。more
Madalina
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Nu recomand cartea în limba română。 Îmi pare rău că nu am cumpărat-o direct în limba engleză。 Traducerea lasă de dorit。
Nicolas Martorell
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Pura falopa pero re divertida
Piotr
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From the past to the future。 And since I love science fiction this book took me big time。 The future of mankind in here forces some fundamental questions going far beyond our human existence。 How did we get here？ What’s at the end？ Or is there an end and a beginning？ What I liked the most here is that it not only ask questions but also drives reader to reconsider our environment， our surroundings。 After all - is there a better recommendation than the simple fact， that while talking with people I From the past to the future。 And since I love science fiction this book took me big time。 The future of mankind in here forces some fundamental questions going far beyond our human existence。 How did we get here？ What’s at the end？ Or is there an end and a beginning？ What I liked the most here is that it not only ask questions but also drives reader to reconsider our environment， our surroundings。 After all - is there a better recommendation than the simple fact， that while talking with people I do take what’s written here as discussion points？ Solid five ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 。。。more
Jamie Roper
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Great book I enjoyed reading all the way through but the most enjoyable experience was from the beginning to the middle。
Timo Koole
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Eerste helft van het boek deed niet zoveel voor mij。 Tweede helft daarin tegen resoneerde wel echt bij wat ideeën waar ik al mee aan het spelen was。 Vooral vanwege de tweede helft toch wel aanrader。
Robin de Rooij
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Een boek die je meeneemt in mogelijke antwoorden op， maar toch ook weer achterlaat met een hoop vragen。 Wat is de waarde van het zijn van een Homo Sapien？ Wat is waardevoller: intelligentie of bewustzijn？ Een boek waar ik nog vaak aan zal terugdenken， en die ik stiekem ook wel een beetje eng vind。
Marlene Galea
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Great as this is， 2016 was written on each page。。。one would really like to read a post-Covid book from Harari。。。analysing the patterns that have emerged and how these further clinch his arguments or refine them perhaps。
Guisman Yosua
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Telling us about what will happen in our world in the future and teach us what can we do and what can we hope from the future
Wrymer
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Biased， exaggerated， counter-factual and sometimes outright false。 No doubt， this is meant to make an average person feel "woke" for finishing a pseudo intellectual attempt at prophesising， and I'll admit that there are several parts in the book that are actually insightful and intriguing， but every turn of the page Harari shows his gullibility and biases that most Silicon Valley worshippers and transhumanists ail from。 What you get are not truths， but distorted interpretations of truths that Ha Biased， exaggerated， counter-factual and sometimes outright false。 No doubt， this is meant to make an average person feel "woke" for finishing a pseudo intellectual attempt at prophesising， and I'll admit that there are several parts in the book that are actually insightful and intriguing， but every turn of the page Harari shows his gullibility and biases that most Silicon Valley worshippers and transhumanists ail from。 What you get are not truths， but distorted interpretations of truths that Harari treats as much pure objectivity and inevitable。It's like that guy you meet in college who thinks that because he's chosen engineering， he's better than everyone else - especially the arts and philosophies！ 。。。more
Miguel Abreu
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