Yuval Noah Harari
Israeli historian and philosopher, born in 1976; author of Sapiens, Homo Deus, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century and Nexus; lecturer in the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; co-founder of Sapienship in 2019.
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Free will is not a scientific reality but a myth inherited from Christian theology
Unfortunately, “free will” isn’t a scientific reality. It is a myth inherited from Christian theology.
theguardian.comSaid 14 Sept 2018This on korrents
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The crucial problem is not creating new jobs but creating jobs that humans perform better than algorithms
The crucial problem isn’t creating new jobs. The crucial problem is creating new jobs that humans perform better than algorithms.
theguardian.comSaid 8 May 2017This on korrents
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Beliefs
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Free will is not a scientific reality but a myth inherited from Christian theology
Unfortunately, “free will” isn’t a scientific reality. It is a myth inherited from Christian theology.
Yuval Noah Harari: the myth of freedom (The Guardian) Said 14 Sept 2018
Belief in free will has become dangerous, since believers will be the easiest people to manipulate
But now the belief in “free will” suddenly becomes dangerous. If governments and corporations succeed in hacking the human animal, the easiest people to manipulate will be those who believe in free will.
Yuval Noah Harari: the myth of freedom (The Guardian) Said 14 Sept 2018
Knowing your own weaknesses matters especially, because they are the main tools of those who try to hack you
It is particularly important to get to know your weaknesses. They are the main tools of those who try to hack you.
Yuval Noah Harari: the myth of freedom (The Guardian) Said 14 Sept 2018
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Liberalism's great advantage is that it is flexible and undogmatic and sustains criticism better than any other order
Liberalism’s great advantage over other ideologies is that it is flexible and undogmatic. It can sustain criticism better than any other social order.
Yuval Noah Harari: the myth of freedom (The Guardian) Said 14 Sept 2018
Liberal democracy should be defended as more benign than its alternatives and as least limiting of debate about the future
We should defend liberal democracy, not only because it has proved to be a more benign form of government than any of its alternatives, but also because it places the fewest limitations on debating the future of humanity.
Yuval Noah Harari: the myth of freedom (The Guardian) Said 14 Sept 2018
The crucial problem is not creating new jobs but creating jobs that humans perform better than algorithms
The crucial problem isn’t creating new jobs. The crucial problem is creating new jobs that humans perform better than algorithms.
The meaning of life in a world without work (The Guardian) Said 8 May 2017
To the best of scientific knowledge human life has no meaning; meaning is a fictional story humans create
To the best of our scientific knowledge, human life has no meaning. The meaning of life is always a fictional story created by us humans.
The meaning of life in a world without work (The Guardian) Said 8 May 2017
The end of work need not mean the end of meaning, because meaning comes from imagining rather than working
In any case, the end of work will not necessarily mean the end of meaning, because meaning is generated by imagining rather than by working.
The meaning of life in a world without work (The Guardian) Said 8 May 2017
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Where they publish
Site ynharari.com His official website.
Articles, interviews, talks and news about his books, including Sapiens, Homo Deus and Nexus.
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x.com @harari_yuval His X account.
Posts on his books, talks and views on AI, history and current events.
Link verified 3 Oct 2026.
YouTube YouTube His YouTube channel.
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