Sarah

“The idea that we need a supernatural being to make us act morally assumes that there is something unnatural about morality. but why? morality of some kind is natural. all social mammals from chimpanzees to rats have ethical codes that limit things such as theft and murder.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

“if we want to survive and flourish, humankind has little choice but to complement such local loyalties with substantial obligations toward a global community.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

“When most people see a dollar bill, they forget that it is just a human convention. As they see the green piece of paper with the picture of the dead white man, they see it is as something valuable in and of itself. They hardly ever remind themselves ‘Actually, this is a worthless piece of paper, but because other people view it as valuable, I can make use of it.”
― Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

“Rationality is wasted if you don’t know when to use it.”
― Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results