In Sapiens: A Brief History of Mankind, Yuval Noah Harari argues that our
minds—our cultural imagination more specifically—have undergone a
“cognitive revolution” that has allowed us to overcome our limited hunter-
and-gatherer origins to imagine communities of millions through ideas such as
religion, capitalism, currency, and science. Inventions such as religion and
nations allow us to participate in communities of far more than the twenty or
thirty people that might have characterized early hunter bands. It’s an
interesting argument, one that guides much of this course. Harari argues that,
as a consequence, Sapiens has become god-like, with the ability to create and
destroy. But he ends his book on a dark note: “Is there anything more
dangerous than dissatisfied and irresponsible gods who don’t know what they
want?” Your question: Why does Harari, after exploring our cognitive
abilities and achievements, think that we’ve become so dangerous? What are
his specific concerns? Please answer this question in a 5-7-page paper, 12-
point font, carefully proofread, with adequate citations from the book to
defend your answer.
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