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Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (Amazon)
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it takes the passing of a generattion to make room for the ideas of the next
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Peter Duffy
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Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (Amazon)
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Our time on earth is very brief and there is no higher purpose or meaning
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Peter Duffy
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Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (Amazon)
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The more painful the sacrifice the more we believe in the illusion. This is similar to hazing for intro to groups.
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Peter Duffy
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Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (Amazon)
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Great example of the slippery slope to bio engineering
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Peter Duffy
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Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (Amazon)
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Your happiness depends on your expectations
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Peter Duffy
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Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (Amazon)
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Very few people die from infectious diseases. Most die from diseases such as cancer, heart disease and old age
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Peter Duffy
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Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (Amazon)
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Call centre routes callers to agents most similar to their personality type
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Peter Duffy
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Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (Amazon)
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Lawns are a status symbol. They showed nobility were rich enough to have land dedicated to grass and servents to maintain it
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Peter Duffy
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Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (Amazon)
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Terrorism is a strategy of fear. Less than 10,000 people die per year because of terrorism
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Peter Duffy
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Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (Amazon)
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We have mostly erradicated the issue of starvation,plagues and war
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Peter Duffy
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Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (Amazon)
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We often attach meaning to sAcrifice and suffering to help us live with it
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Peter Duffy
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Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (Amazon)
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We need to slow down our pursuit of pleasant experiences to have happiness
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Peter Duffy
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Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (Amazon)
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.techadvances Taxi drivers are likely to go the way of horses
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Peter Duffy
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Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (Amazon)
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There are no longer natural famines in the world
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Peter Duffy
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Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (Amazon)
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Humans have won the war against smallpox
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Peter Duffy
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Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (Amazon)
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Humanism has a view of life being a series of experiences
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Peter Duffy
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Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (Amazon)
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People are afraid of change, and everything changes .change
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Peter Duffy
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Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (Amazon)
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Buddha suggests we reduce our cravings for pleasure
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Peter Duffy
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Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (Amazon)
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.terrorism
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Peter Duffy