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- This was a Socratic dialogue that starts with discussion of benefits of old age. A character appreciates that in old age one isn't bound by carnal desire.
- Life in old age also depends on wealth and virtue we cultivate.
- Conversation shifted to definition Justice.
- Justice is when people don't lie and pay what is owed. Socrates rebut and shifted the definition to when you are good to friends and bad to foe
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- Secular overview of Christianity.
- I'm surprised that not much said about the life of Jesus.
- now I'll know that Peter speaks Aramaic, Paul is Roman.
- There's 2 St. Augustine. Hippo and Canterbury.
- Byzantine was renamed to Constantinople which is modern day Istanbul.
- Paused my reading in the middle of chapter for Muslim.

Another interesting comparison brought up, the indian caste system and the racism against the blacks in USA. Both regards the lowest rank as unclean & polluting.

Theories of patriarchal society is discussed. 1st is that men are physically stronger but the one in power is not always strongest. 2nd is men are more aggressive but aggression sometimes bad for war. 3rd is evolution but bonobos manage to be matriarchal.

There's an interesting section where the author compares the Hammurabi code and the US Independence declaration. Although they tell very different story of human hierarchy both are mythical. The myth of hierarchy or equality are a tool for human to cooperate in the very large society made possible by agricultural revolution.

History of writing was covered. Starting with the partial script of the Sumerian.

Humans are basically the most invasive species ever. Anywhere we go there was extinction of megafauna. From Australia to America to Siberia the same destruction happened.

The author also floats the idea that the agricultural revolution wasn't an improvement on the quality of an individual life although from species perspective it's a very beneficial process. Miseries also was brought upon the domesticated animals.

This first 10% covers the history of mankind from its start around 2mya up to cultural revolution.

There were other human species that exists up to 12kya. There are 2 theories of dissapearence, replacement theory and intermingling theory.

Language marks the cognitive revolution around 70kya. Though not the only form of language. Human language let people gossip which is an important social act and share stories