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Yuval Noah Harari

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Denyse O'Leary
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October 31, 2021
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Human evolution, Intelligent Design
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Casey Luskin on Harari’s Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Denyse O'Leary
October 31, 2021
Human evolution, Intelligent Design
Luskin: "Evolution moulded our minds and bodies to the life of hunter-gatherers” (p. 378) — then there’s no reason to expect that we should need to evolve the ability to build cathedrals, compose symphonies, ponder the deep physics mysteries of the universe, or write entertaining (or even imaginative) books about human history. Why should these things evolve? He said it, not me: “Frankly, we don’t know.” Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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August 2, 2021
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Evolution, Intelligent Design, Religion
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What’s wrong with a popular theory of the evolution of religion

Denyse O'Leary
August 2, 2021
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Religion
Generally, monotheism is favorable to a high level of organization, including complex theologies that don’t just morph a lot but are only changed with much deliberation or controversy. But did that state of affairs evolve so as to foster “cohesive unity,” as Harari suggests? Hard to say. Religion — especially propositional religion, like the monotheisms — can foster either unity or disunity. Monotheism has not been a force for unity in Northern Ireland or the Middle East. Read More ›