Ema-Andreea

“Es geht um die Frage, warum jemand überhaupt existiert." [...] "Ja, das ist eine schwierige Frage. Die Menschen begegnen ihr zu den unterschiedlichsten Zeiten im Leben. Manche klären Sie schon als kleine Kinder für sich, einige tun es, wenn sie älter sind, und andere machen es nie. Es ist eigenartig.”
― John Strelecky

“Morality doesn’t mean ‘following divine commands’. It means ‘reducing suffering’. Hence in order to act morally, you don’t need to believe in any myth or story. You just need to develop a deep appreciation of suffering.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

“According to humanism, humans must draw from within their inner experiences not only the meaning of their own lives, but also the meaning of the entire universe. This is the primary commandment humanism has given us: create meaning for a meaningless world.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow

“Meaning is created when many people weave together a common network of stories. Why does a particular action – such as getting married in church, fasting on Ramadan or voting on election day – seem meaningful to me? Because my parents also think it is meaningful, as do my brothers, my neighbours, people in nearby cities and even the residents of far-off countries. And why do all these people think it is meaningful? Because their friends and neighbours also share the same view. People constantly reinforce each other’s beliefs in a self-perpetuating loop. Each round of mutual confirmation tightens the web of meaning further, until you have little choice but to believe what everyone else believes.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow