This article explores the scope of subjective needs and respect for plants, microbes, and inanimate objects, as well as animals, based on the arguments of Yuval Harari. It argues that we should respect objects that have subjective needs, and explains that expressing dissatisfaction can be a criterion. Yuval Harari, author of Homo Deus, takes a critical view of animal husbandry, arguing...
We discuss the future implications of algorithmic advancements and the resulting expansion of personal information as presented in Yuval Noah Harari’s “Homo Deus”. As increasingly complex algorithms become more involved in our lives, we explore the possibility of a future where we unwittingly agree to provide information, and where disclosure becomes a given. Introduction...
This article discusses the risk of humanity becoming data-dependent and losing its freedom and dignity amid the development of big data and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Focusing on Yuval Harari’s concept of “data religion,” the author emphasizes the positive use of data and maintaining human initiative. In recent years, the concept of “big data” has become a hot topic in society...
Europe was able to expand its empire and dominate the world through a variety of factors, including advances in science and technology, climatic and geographic conditions, and the effects of disease. The scientific mindset that came with the Industrial Revolution played an important role in this process, but geographical advantages and the unintended contributions of pathogens were also crucial...
Homo sapiens is the only surviving member of several past human species. We have advanced science and technology through the Cognitive Revolution and the Agricultural Revolution, but advances in biotechnology have raised the possibility that it could lead to our extinction. We must now consider whether this technology will lead to our evolution or our demise. Are we the only species on...
The Scientific Revolution allowed humanity to advance by leaps and bounds, which allowed Western powers to expand their imperialism and dominate colonized nations. But in the process, colonized nations were oppressed, exploited, and had their cultures destroyed. While there were some positive aspects of imperialism, there was violence and suffering behind it. From tens of thousands of...
This article explores what happiness is and whether it is determined by biochemical factors such as hormones or has deeper connections to social and environmental factors. It discusses whether hormone levels, such as serotonin, can be an objective measure of happiness and whether national happiness can be measured through a happiness index. Introduction We often ask ourselves. Am I...
Yuval Noah Harari defines the relationship between religion and science as complementary, arguing that religion gives superhuman legitimacy to social structures. He believes that science can coexist and collaborate with religion, rather than oppose it, and explores the positive impact that both fields have on each other in modern society. Science and religion according to Yuval Noah...
While the Agricultural Revolution brought stability and progress to humanity, it has also been criticized for causing us to lose the abundance and freedom of the hunter-gatherer era. This raises the question of whether the Agricultural Revolution was a true development or the biggest hoax in history. Before the Agricultural Revolution, Homo sapiens lived a hunter-gatherer lifestyle. We...
It is likely that future humans will enjoy greater happiness than we do today due to increases in the total amount of wealth and advances in the scientific study of happiness. Wealth is positively correlated with happiness to some extent, and biochemical research is uncovering ways to induce happiness. This will make future societies happier overall. Humans have long strived to lead happy...