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14 September 2018

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From one piece Yuval Noah Harari: the myth of freedom (The Guardian) 5 beliefs, in the piece's order there

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Liberal democracy should be defended as more benign than its alternatives and as least limiting of debate about the future

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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.

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Liberalism's great advantage is that it is flexible and undogmatic and sustains criticism better than any other order

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Liberalism’s great advantage over other ideologies is that it is flexible and undogmatic. It can sustain criticism better than any other social order.

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Knowing your own weaknesses matters especially, because they are the main tools of those who try to hack you

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It is particularly important to get to know your weaknesses. They are the main tools of those who try to hack you.

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Belief in free will has become dangerous, since believers will be the easiest people to manipulate

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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.

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Free will is not a scientific reality but a myth inherited from Christian theology

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Unfortunately, “free will” isn’t a scientific reality. It is a myth inherited from Christian theology.

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8 May 2017

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From one piece The meaning of life in a world without work (The Guardian) 3 beliefs, in the piece's order there

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The end of work need not mean the end of meaning, because meaning comes from imagining rather than working

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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.

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To the best of scientific knowledge human life has no meaning; meaning is a fictional story humans create

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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.

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The crucial problem is not creating new jobs but creating jobs that humans perform better than algorithms

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The crucial problem isn’t creating new jobs. The crucial problem is creating new jobs that humans perform better than algorithms.

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