I finally read Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari. It is a provocative book, one that challenges many of our long-held beliefs. Religion, for example, is one topic that will upset many – one of the 'myths' or 'fictions' humans have, says Harari, like money or empire. But it is the discussion of how we have domesticated plants and animals and its implications for today – 'We did not domesticate food. It domesticated us.' – that is revealing, if sometimes leaning towards the sensationalist – 'modern industrial agriculture might well be the greatest crime in history'.
Sapiens and Naledi
Sapiens and Naledi
Sapiens and Naledi
I finally read Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari. It is a provocative book, one that challenges many of our long-held beliefs. Religion, for example, is one topic that will upset many – one of the 'myths' or 'fictions' humans have, says Harari, like money or empire. But it is the discussion of how we have domesticated plants and animals and its implications for today – 'We did not domesticate food. It domesticated us.' – that is revealing, if sometimes leaning towards the sensationalist – 'modern industrial agriculture might well be the greatest crime in history'.