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CHAPTER 8 — The Time Bomb in the Laboratory
Read: CHAPTER 8 — The Time Bomb in the LaboratoryFrom Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow — ← Back to chapter overviewShareThe next revolution is new hardware: brains and bodies edited, enhanced, engineered. Once biology becomes…
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PART III: Homo Sapiens Loses Control
Read: PART III: Homo Sapiens Loses ControlFrom Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow — ← Back to chapter overviewShare← CHAPTER 7 — The Humanist RevolutionCHAPTER 8 — The Time Bomb in the Laboratory…
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CHAPTER 7 — The Humanist Revolution
Read: CHAPTER 7 — The Humanist RevolutionFrom Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow — ← Back to chapter overviewShareWhen old gods lose their throne, something must decide right and wrong. Humanism answers by…
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CHAPTER 6 — The Modern Covenant
Read: CHAPTER 6 — The Modern CovenantFrom Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow — ← Back to chapter overviewShareModernity offers a deal: stop searching for a prewritten cosmic script, and in return gain…
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CHAPTER 5 — The Odd Couple
Read: CHAPTER 5 — The Odd CoupleFrom Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow — ← Back to chapter overviewShareScience prides itself on facts, yet it rides inside human myths. Even advanced labs depend…
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CHAPTER 4 — The Storytellers
Read: CHAPTER 4 — The StorytellersFrom Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow — ← Back to chapter overviewShareHumans don’t experience reality raw. They filter it through stories: myths about gods, flags, markets,…
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PART II: Homo Sapiens Gives Meaning to the World
Read: PART II: Homo Sapiens Gives Meaning to the WorldFrom Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow — ← Back to chapter overviewShare← CHAPTER 3 — The Human SparkCHAPTER 4 — The Storytellers →Random read
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CHAPTER 3 — The Human Spark
Read: CHAPTER 3 — The Human SparkFrom Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow — ← Back to chapter overviewShareWhat made sapiens dominant wasn’t individual brilliance. It was collective imagination—the ability to bind strangers…
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CHAPTER 2 — The Anthropocene
Read: CHAPTER 2 — The AnthropoceneFrom Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow — ← Back to chapter overviewShareHumans became the planet’s most decisive force without needing claws or fangs. By changing landscapes,…
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PART I: Homo Sapiens Conquers the World
Read: PART I: Homo Sapiens Conquers the WorldFrom Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow — ← Back to chapter overviewShare← CHAPTER 1 — The New Human AgendaCHAPTER 2 — The Anthropocene →Random read
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CHAPTER 1 — The New Human Agenda
Read: CHAPTER 1 — The New Human AgendaFrom Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow — ← Back to chapter overviewShareFor most of history, people begged the gods to spare them famine, plague, and war.…
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DEDICATION
Read: DEDICATIONFrom Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow — ← Back to chapter overviewShareA brief dedication sets a quiet baseline: the future is not only a technical question,…