“Nobody exists on purpose. Nobody belongs anywhere. Everybody's gonna die. Come watch TV”
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“Large numbers of strangers can cooperate successfully by believing in common myths. Any large-scale human cooperation – whether a modern state, a medieval church, an ancient city or an archaic tribe – is rooted in common myths that exist only in people’s collective imagination.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“Shepherds and farmers throughout history showed affection for their animals and have taken great care of them, just as many slaveholders felt affection and concern for their slaves. It was no accident that kings and prophets styled themselves as shepherds and likened the way they and the gods cared for their people to a shepherd’s care for his flock.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“No matter how sophisticated our choices, how good we are at dominating the odds, randomness will have the last word.”
― Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
― Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
“Genius hesitates.”
― Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
― Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
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