Abdullah Saif

“If you want to make people believe in imaginary entities such as gods and nations, you should make them sacrifice something valuable. The more painful the sacrifice, the more convinced people are of the existence of the imaginary recipient.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow

“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

“Terrorism works by pressing the fear button deep in our minds and hijacking the private imagination of millions of individuals.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

“If the future of humanity is decided in your absence, because you are too busy feeding and clothing your kids, you and they will not be exempt from the consequences.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century