Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Tongue Firmly in Cheek
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The Mormons Are Right
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Evolution Is So Yesterday
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The Problems of Prayers Answered
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Too Much Good News Is Hard to Take
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It Could have Turned Out So Different; But It Didn’t
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All Thoughts and Feelings Are Algorithms; Except This One
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Fiction Is Our Fundamental Technology; Just Ask Donald Trump
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The Vital Uncertainty: We Can Have Meaning Or Power in Life But Not Both Together

As with his previous book Sapiens, Harari tells a story in Homo Deus that is too disconcerting to summarise, and too captivating to ignore. It is simultaneously arrogant and self-debasing; stimulating and depressing. I can therefore only comment on it by suggesting a series of alternative subtitles. Those noted above only scratch the surface of possibilities. It is the last however that I find most insightful and inspiring to further thought. Perhaps an addendum to this review will be necessary at some point.

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