hydroptic@sopuli.xyz to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 months agoHumans didn't invent agriculturesopuli.xyzimagemessage-square112fedilinkarrow-up11.02Karrow-down125
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minus-squareID411@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoI think he’s a historian by trade, so no
minus-squareTeamAssimilation@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·6 months agoHis first book (Sapiens) does a great job of showing how frail is modern civilization, though. Its foundation is, like religion, only beliefs.
minus-squareID411@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months agoIt’s a superb book - I was being mischievous. He’s into meditation is a big way, as was I when I read it, although I have since lapsed. The advantage I think this gave me at the time, was to deeply connect with his writing perspective - ie not human-centric. Buddhism cautions against human exceptionalism in various ways and invites anyone to discover this through meditation. The quote about wheat profoundly expresses this, with great concision. My quip was about historians being vulnerable to artistic license to tell a story !
minus-squarehydroptic@sopuli.xyzOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoWe don’t trust historians?!
minus-squareID411@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-26 months agoI’m only half serious :) They are Wonderful storytellers ! My personal difficulty is the grey areas between inference and speculation. Ie “this is the area where they made a fire” vs “they would have discussed village politics while roasting meat here”
minus-squarehydroptic@sopuli.xyzOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoSounds like something a historian would say
I think he’s a historian by trade, so no
His first book (Sapiens) does a great job of showing how frail is modern civilization, though. Its foundation is, like religion, only beliefs.
It’s a superb book - I was being mischievous.
He’s into meditation is a big way, as was I when I read it, although I have since lapsed.
The advantage I think this gave me at the time, was to deeply connect with his writing perspective - ie not human-centric.
Buddhism cautions against human exceptionalism in various ways and invites anyone to discover this through meditation.
The quote about wheat profoundly expresses this, with great concision.
My quip was about historians being vulnerable to artistic license to tell a story !
We don’t trust historians?!
I’m only half serious :)
They are Wonderful storytellers !
My personal difficulty is the grey areas between inference and speculation.
Ie “this is the area where they made a fire” vs “they would have discussed village politics while roasting meat here”
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Sounds like something a historian would say