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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
This was a slow but insightful read. Although I do not agree with the concept of God being 'Dead' and how dataisims is taking over from humanism, I enjoyed learning alternative views.
Love love love! This guy is a genius. This is definitely a book you have to take your time with. Sometimes I would read a chapter and then I would go back and read it over again to make sure I was taking it all in.
The book builds upon the information he gives you in Sapiens. That’s not to say that you need to read Sapiens to read this as he sets out all the pertinent points of that book again here. Eye opening and really rather terrifying, this is a book I will have to read again to take in all the information he throws at the reader.
The book builds upon the information he gives you in Sapiens. That’s not to say that you need to read Sapiens to read this as he sets out all the pertinent points of that book again here. Eye opening and really rather terrifying, this is a book I will have to read again to take in all the information he throws at the reader.
Hooter: A reality check into the current state of affairs of humanity with an eye into the future
Yuval had blown everyone away with his style of writing and research into his book Sapiens. Building on that he continues into the present with an eye towards the future on how dataism would be the religion of the future. Since everything is a hypothesis into the future by extrapolating the past, the research oriented engaging style that Yuval has continues to shine but isn't as hard hitting because they are all possibilities. Maybe 20 years from now, in hindsight we'd be like wow! what a visionary who thought up of this future a few decades ago. He does bring about the dichotomy of religion and science, animals being sentient beings , books reading you whilst you read them, separating our intelligence from our conscience and a lot more thought provoking scenarios and studies which make for a good read and get us to question ourselves.
Yuval had blown everyone away with his style of writing and research into his book Sapiens. Building on that he continues into the present with an eye towards the future on how dataism would be the religion of the future. Since everything is a hypothesis into the future by extrapolating the past, the research oriented engaging style that Yuval has continues to shine but isn't as hard hitting because they are all possibilities. Maybe 20 years from now, in hindsight we'd be like wow! what a visionary who thought up of this future a few decades ago. He does bring about the dichotomy of religion and science, animals being sentient beings , books reading you whilst you read them, separating our intelligence from our conscience and a lot more thought provoking scenarios and studies which make for a good read and get us to question ourselves.
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Really good follow-up to Homo Sapiens. Everyone should read both of them, regardless of whether you're not into non-fiction. This one was a little bit weaker for me because some parts didn't interest me as much and some speculations felt a bit flat, but it was still a great read. Loved his input on animal welfare as well. Solid 4 stars.
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Interesting but I don’t agree with the author on many points. He discusses how science can’t figure out the link between how our chemical and electrical body/brain connections allow us to interact in the world; how the mind works. But he out right denies any existence of the soul, because science can’t prove it. We can’t prove how the mind works and yet it does. We can’t prove we have a soul so we don’t. He cites lots of research but too often uses his own biases to prove his theories.
Very well written. The author has a very good style of persuasion, and is very well informed. The book's ending feels a bit rushed, though.
I really enjoyed this book and will probably listen to it a few times again. I gave it only 4 stars instead of 5 only because I'm not totally sure how much of the content is backed up by hard evidence and how much is pure speculation (I had to listen to it pretty quickly and there's so much in here... it's gonna take time to think critically about everything). But as far as giving me plenty of interesting ideas to chew on, it totally delivered. So maybe it's a 4.5 stars.
Science fiction and fantasy writers, I think there's loads in this book (and in the first book Sapiens) for you, because it seems designed to break you out of your pre-programmed assumptions and culturally programmed views so you can think about what the world would be like if this or that small thing wasn't so easily accepted or wasn't true (same as what good speculative fiction does), which is why I've added this to my Goodreads shelf of writing resources for authors.
It was challenging in that 'cultural deprogramming' kinda way, which I loved, and it made me question plenty of things I usually just take for granted, even though I think of myself as pretty skeptical. There are some things I'll never see in quite the same way after reading this, so it's definitely adjusted my filters a bit...
Maybe in the end when I've re-read it a few times and had time to really consider the huge (huuuuuuge) number of ideas in this book, it won't have changed my mind on some points, but I appreciate that at least being made to think about it. It's good wholesome fun to constantly having the rug pulled out from under you, and I thought the tone was just right... it seemed almost playful or tongue-in-cheek at times. Sort of pushing you in one direction, then throwing you back in the other direction just to make sure you're not getting too complacent.
This was a super-fun read that had my brain working overtime for days and sparked some really interesting conversations with friends and strangers too. :))
I'd recommend approaching this book with a sense of fun and mischief and curiosity, and a willingness to be challenged, and then I think you'll have a ton of fun with it.
Science fiction and fantasy writers, I think there's loads in this book (and in the first book Sapiens) for you, because it seems designed to break you out of your pre-programmed assumptions and culturally programmed views so you can think about what the world would be like if this or that small thing wasn't so easily accepted or wasn't true (same as what good speculative fiction does), which is why I've added this to my Goodreads shelf of writing resources for authors.
It was challenging in that 'cultural deprogramming' kinda way, which I loved, and it made me question plenty of things I usually just take for granted, even though I think of myself as pretty skeptical. There are some things I'll never see in quite the same way after reading this, so it's definitely adjusted my filters a bit...
Maybe in the end when I've re-read it a few times and had time to really consider the huge (huuuuuuge) number of ideas in this book, it won't have changed my mind on some points, but I appreciate that at least being made to think about it. It's good wholesome fun to constantly having the rug pulled out from under you, and I thought the tone was just right... it seemed almost playful or tongue-in-cheek at times. Sort of pushing you in one direction, then throwing you back in the other direction just to make sure you're not getting too complacent.
This was a super-fun read that had my brain working overtime for days and sparked some really interesting conversations with friends and strangers too. :))
I'd recommend approaching this book with a sense of fun and mischief and curiosity, and a willingness to be challenged, and then I think you'll have a ton of fun with it.