For the Human Species to Evolve, the Conversation Must Deepen Margaret Mead
For the human species to evolve, the conversation must deepen. | Margaret Mead Continue reading For the Human Species to Evolve, the Conversation Must Deepen Margaret Mead
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Humanity is the intricate tapestry of diverse individuals, cultures, and aspirations, bound by our shared existence and pursuit of connection, progress, and understanding.
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Humans (Homo sapiens, meaning "thinking man" or "wise man") are the most common and widespread species of primate, and the only extant species of the genus Homo. They are great apes characterized by hairlessness, obligate bipedality, manual dexterity with opposable thumbs, precision grip, and high intelligence.
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An Intimate History of Humanity by Theodore Zeldin (1995)
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Greed Has Poisoned Men’s Souls Charlie Chaplin
Greed has poisoned men’s souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed. We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want. Our knowledge has made us cynical; our cleverness, hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too Continue reading Greed Has Poisoned Men’s Souls Charlie Chaplin
No Man Is an Island John Donne
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of they friends’s or of thine own were. Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind. And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. | John Donne Continue reading No Man Is an Island John Donne
Love Is the Answer Elon Musk
It may seem corny, but love is the answer. | Elon Musk Continue reading Love Is the Answer Elon Musk
Love and Compassion Are Necessities, Not Luxuries Dalai Lama
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. | Dalai Lama Continue reading Love and Compassion Are Necessities, Not Luxuries Dalai Lama
Hard to Be Human: Overcoming Our Five Cognitive Design Flaws by Ted Cadsby (2021)
We are oddly paradoxical creatures who long to be happy while creating our own suffering. We replay past anguish, anticipate future distress, and stew in self-righteous anger. In Hard to Be Human, Ted Cadsby focuses on five cognitive design flaws that foster underthinking and overreacting and reveals powerful strategies to overcome them. Greedy reductionism Addiction Continue reading Hard to Be Human: Overcoming Our Five Cognitive Design Flaws by Ted Cadsby (2021)
The Importance of Respect in Society Gail Pursell Elliott
As a society, we have come to a point where people too often treat one another as objects and opportunities, rather than as fellow human beings. Respecting one another as individuals, or not doing so, seriously impacts the future for all of us. | Gail Pursell Elliott Continue reading The Importance of Respect in Society Gail Pursell Elliott
The Human Swarm: How Our Societies Arise, Thrive, and Fall by Mark W. Moffett (2019)
If a chimpanzee ventures into the territory of a different group, it will almost certainly be killed. But a New Yorker can fly to Los Angeles–or Borneo–with very little fear. Psychologists have done little to explain this: for years, they have held that our biology puts a hard upper limit–about 150 people–on the size of Continue reading The Human Swarm: How Our Societies Arise, Thrive, and Fall by Mark W. Moffett (2019)
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber and David Wengrow (2022)
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The Meaning of Spirituality David Gurteen
Spirituality means a deep appreciation, respect, and love for the universe, the world, all life, and humanity — a sense of connectedness, awe, wonder, and curiosity — a deep understanding of being human and alive. | David Gurteen Continue reading The Meaning of Spirituality David Gurteen
The Liberal Democracy Is an Artificial Environment Tim Urban
The liberal democracy is an artificial environment, carefully crafted to both contain human nature and convert it into an engine of progress. When we grow up within an artificial habitat that values human inventions like reason and fairness and humanity, it can be easy to forget just how tenuous that environment is. It’s easy to forget that we’re living in a rare anomaly within human history—an … | Tim Urban Continue reading The Liberal Democracy Is an Artificial Environment Tim Urban
Knowledge Is Happiness Helen Keller (1903)
Knowledge is power. Rather, knowledge is happiness, because to have knowledge – broad, deep knowledge – is to know true ends from false, and lofty things from low. To know the thoughts and deeds that have marked man’s progress is to feel the great heart-throbs of humanity through the centuries; and if one does not Continue reading Knowledge Is Happiness Helen Keller (1903)
Man Is Condemned to Be Free Jean-Paul Sartre
Man is condemned to be free. Condemned, because he did not create himself, in other respect is free; because, once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does. The Existentialist does not believe in the power of passion. He will never agree that a sweeping passion is a ravaging torrent which fatally leads a man to certain acts … | Jean-Paul Sartre Continue reading Man Is Condemned to Be Free Jean-Paul Sartre
We Are Stardust We are literally part of the universe, not separate from it
We have an anthropocentric tendency to see ourselves separate from the rest of the universe—as if we are somehow above or distinct from the natural world. Yet, when we examine things closely, we find that we are an intimate part of the universe’s fabric. Continue reading We Are Stardust We are literally part of the universe, not separate from it
What Is the Purpose of Humanity ** What is our collective purpose?
“What is the purpose of humanity?” contemplates the meaning of humanity as a whole. Not “What is my purpose?” but “What is our collective purpose?” Continue reading What Is the Purpose of Humanity ** What is our collective purpose?
The Case for Longtermism How thinking long-term can shape a better future for humanity
What Is the Purpose of Humanity ** Introduction: Our Evolutionary Journey Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Longtermism is a philosophy focused on doing the most cumulative good possible from a civilization-scale perspective. It argues we should Continue reading The Case for Longtermism How thinking long-term can shape a better future for humanity