New Religions of the 21st Century | Yuval Harari | Talks at Google

[@Tom-vr2op]

0:00 - 18:35 Liberalism 18:35 - 22:15 Technology replacing humans 22:15 - 32:22 Religion And communism 32:22 - 32:48 Ethics with new technology 32:48 - 36:29 Ideologies 36:29 - 46:33 Biological Algorithms 46:33 - 1:02:50 AI 1:17:40 - 1:21:25 A bit more on AI My computer science homework was to watch this video, very informative and it has shown me a new way of thinking about humans and technology.

[@workguy2275]

Tom best homework in the world!

[@richardhg]

Really helpful for reviewing on a second listening. Thanks.

[@channlism5614]

Tom thank you 🙏🏾

[@orangecanary2688]

And to HELL with the lot.

[@georginawhitby1320]

@Salamanda Wilde do you have a link to that video ? I'd like to see that . It's interesting / horrifying seeing some of theore unmasked versions of the technofascism that is being sold here in a much more duplicitous way.

[@Halcyon737]

Warning signs of anti-Christ ideas and talking points: 1:27 -- new religions that will take over the world 10:47 -- live by your feelings 13:49 -- a student is above their teacher 16:22 -- praising China 19:47 -- extending life 20:43 -- using biotech to create new human species 26:30 -- praises Marks & Engels ideology, i.e., Communism 36:26 -- a person is nothing; there is no individual 37:35 -- there is no freedom 38:26 -- people are animals 38:35 -- people are predictable 45:15 -- feelings are the highest authority * 47:05 -- the birth of a new higher authority/power * 50:05 -- new authority will make decisions for people 51:50 -- only listen to a new higher authority 52:48 -- from God to humans to AI as the supreme source of authority 53:22 -- the AI will know all people under its authority 54:02 -- the book will read the person 54:56 -- AI authority will tell you who to marry

[@Halcyon737]

​@@kknn523 Yuval is paving the way for the anit-Christ, just like John the baptist paved the way for Jesus. People reject God and thus embrace everything Yuval is talking about; Hilter was only the product of what Germans desired. Likewise, the anti-Christ (son of perdition) is only the product of what people want after rejecting God. Read the book of Luke, Matthew and Revelations.

[@Bodhi518]

No doubt, people have used religion for control, and the same way of thinking might try to replace those religions with a new way of control. On the other side of the coin, spirituality or religion has been a means of deliverance from oppression and suffering resulting from higher authorities, certain ways of thinking or desires. It seems to me, that Yuval has a narrow way of thinking fueled by his desire for globalization, technology and control to achieve the vision.

[@Bodhi518]

@@Halcyon737 thanks for adding chapters

[@ronaldlogan3525]

@@Halcyon737 That is an interesting take on what you think the Anti-Christ will be like. My perspective comes from scripture. Jesus said that many will come in my name (Jesus name) pretending to be from God and representing His kingdom but will not be, they are usurpers, deceivers, the people that will be deceived will be the people that think they believe in God. It is also reflected in the story of Calvary. Jesus on the cross says "forgive them for they know not what they do". I don't think he was asking the Father to forgive the woman caught in adultry, he had already forgiven her. I don't think that he was talking about sinners in general. He was talking about the relligious people, the Jewish clergy who thought they were doing God a favor by crucifying Jesus. These people were following what they believed, having misinterpreted the scripture, that obedience to the law and therefore enforcement of the law was how to please God. He also said it will be like in the days of Noah, people will be basically hedonists seeking only after their own pleasures. Today we have people who say they represent God but claim that riches are proof of the blessings of God and therefore they are authentic. That is far from what Jesus taught. IN my mind the American Prosperity Gospel is the closest thing to the anti-Christ that Jesus taught about. These things are not just arbitrary moral judgements, they are basic to the beleif in Jesus and the Kingdom and what kind of King Jesus is. For instance modern nationalism claiming that God favors one nation over another. Jesus said love not the world nor the things in the world. Lay up for yourselves treasure in heaven where things don't rust or decay. I see modern anti-Christians competing for earthly resources and making war against culture, when in fact Jesus has called his disciples to be examples of Kingdom principles which he taught. He said pray for your enemies, not persecute them.

[@Halcyon737]

@@ronaldlogan3525 The word of God is the only compass pointing toward everlasting life. Set your roots deep in the word of God and you will remain standing in the storms and crashing waves. Read Luke 21:19

[@christianamericandominican2470]

Revelation 13:16-18: "And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six."

[@kimb4613]

"Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation. And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast- all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain."

[@starlite556]

Your eyes are open. Bless you.

[@newyork2021]

Philippians 3:14 “I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” King James Version (KJV)

[@senaidapoulsen6105]

Amen

[@codguy12]

Ok

[@chucktaylor4958]

Bible quoters don’t know shit.

[@frederickbunnell2343]

Life as he describes, thank God at 77 yrs. Old my departure is near.

[@williamfoster5385]

Robin D Bullock check him out don't be afraid

[@shawnalLovesJesus]

Please call out to Jesus instead. He IS real. I know from personal experience.

[@stevendebernardi8291]

Biological death may be the end of what you experience as YOU. There is no certainty-scientific evidence of what if anything follows biological life of ”Human Beings”. Believing in heaven or nirvana or hell, or reincarnation, or nothingness…just suggested conclusions. What happens after biological death? Shoot yourself in the head-overdose on some lethal drug-hang yourself…whatever. Maybe you will retain consciousness and get an answer for the question? Or Not?

[@shawnalLovesJesus]

@@stevendebernardi8291 Of course there isn't going to be evidence... yet. Heaven is not yet on Earth. There are those who died though, went to heaven (and some to hell ), returned and talk about it. That might be the best evidence you get for now.

[@Andrea-77777]

How good it is that life is just the blink of an eye. I have thousands of witnesses in the holy scriptures and witnesses from all over the world who have reproduced in different languages, with completely identical content, the statements of the apostles, that is, the gospel, and that is how the holy scriptures have been compiled. There is no historical scripture that is better attested, neither from Plato, nor from Caesar there are a hundred writings from ancient times. An AI can reproduce only that, what humans have given it and it mixes itself from it. Jesus Christ lives and every knee will have to bend before him and I look forward to the day when this happens. Jesus Christ has opened the door back home, to our Father, if we believe him and do not fall for the lies of the serpent again. I would have lost nothing by believing in Jesus, but those who do not believe would have lost eternity in bliss by their unbelief. Praise be to Jesus Christ and God's blessings to all people. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

[@lyleduell1863]

I'm always amazed at how intellectuals love people that tell them they're a piece of shit without meaning or purpose. I did enjoy his destruction of liberalism which has brought about the destruction of the west. Religion still has a purpose. It gives people meaning and purpose. It also gives people a sense of discernment which enables them to recognize BS.

[@elvinimali706]

You can think that if you want, but if you think that the message to take from this video, then you obviously haven't understood Harari's message here. Religion is another myth, like liberalism, and has caused unimaginable suffering and death throughout human history. Religion might give some people a purpose, but the knowledge provided to us by modern science, means that for many like myself, religion is a terrible model through which to understand the world.

[@arslibri9957]

@@elvinimali706 Ok, according to you religion in the traditional sense caused unimaginable suffering and death and it is a terrible model. Saying this you have to know what was the system that did not bring death and suffering. So, what system was/is it? Atheistic systems created by Stalin, Hitler or Chinese Cultural Revolution? Maybe bloody like hell French Revolution? Where is the idealistic utopia?

[@aciolouis-jeune6658]

Watch out liberalization is coming with a full force!

[@smoothbeak]

Well said Lyle Duell, some people will jump off a cliff in the name of "innovation!"

[@stephenhoward8943]

It’s bc most intellectuals are masochists.

[@georgechyz]

This man has an amazing ability to misrepresent everything he talks about. He's a prime example of what Einstein was referring to in the famous quote: “The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift"

[@neuronqro]

Care to share why? He seems to be one of the few modern thinkers that actually "gets it" not just in terms of where answers might come from, but also in terms of *what questions to ask*... We need 100x more minds like him to solve the problems that are coming our way, and we need them by yesterday morning!

[@georgechyz]

@@neuronqro He's an intellectual who is clearly disconnected from his intuition. Logic and philosophy are based on assumptions and the conclusions are only as good as the initial assumptions. The most common invalid assumption is that the foundation of reality is matter when it's actually consciousness. Whole or Holy consciousness is a mixture of intellect and emotions in a balanced combination. The emotional aspect of consciousness is just as important as intellect. Without the emotional aspect creativity is snuffed out. AI is simply computational logic without the emotional aspect making AI (and purely intellectual people) sterile, unable to creatively birth new ideas. Emotions are irrational making them impossible to express in words, with logic or mathematically. We may have words for particular emotions, still a person must feel the emotion to understand what it is. Sensations are also irrational. For example the difference between slippery and slimy can't be described: however, once both are felt the difference is obvious. When it comes to creativity, our irrational emotions are able to leap into completely new solution domains that can not be found using logic. However, once the leap has been made the intellect steps in to analyze and evaluate the usefulness of the irrationally discovered solution. So there are two fundamental problems with this guy, he believes that matter is the foundation of reality when the Truth is that consciousness is the foundation of the universe and everything in it. Secondly, he is polarized toward intellect rather than balanced between his head and gut while being open to the divine genius that resides in the hearts to guide us as a divine guardian. The Holy Spirit within our hearts attends us from birth. Those who listen to their intuition and follow that divine guidance are blessed. What's taking place right now is the removal of the closed-hearted so the open-hearted will be left to inherit the Earth. Although it looks horrible right now, the silver lining will reveal a new era of love in which the open hearted will explore the full blossoming of love. Does this guy use the word love? Love is the final frontier.

[@neuronqro]

@@georgechyz As long as you believe in love, compassion and other values of the christian path you're at least pushing things in the right direction in the world so hold on to that. But don't be so arrogant with your "consciousness rulz, matter luzes" mindset too, you're clearly missing most of the finer points if you're stuch at the "matter vs. consciousness" pseudo-debate that's "so last century" by now. Modern discussions are way past this point and BOTH matter (+/- the space-time that contains it) and consciousness are seen as emergent phenomena, the discussion of modern theoretical phisics being about that "thing"/"computation" which forms the basis of it all for which we have neither words nor intuitions, just some math approximations we can barely compute right... But check your ego before attacking others you see as "materialists" - in the even bigger scheme of things both consciousness-ists and materialists might actually be on the same grander side ...and it might not even be the "right" side. OP is oversimplifying things but so are you ("first see the beam in your eye..." smth smth :)).

[@georgechyz]

@@neuronqro By experiencing being the One Who Is All via samadhi it becomes crystal clear that consciousness is primary and matter is an illusion. After dropping into the void within to return to the state of being pure consciousness multiple times, I no longer wonder about what's primary. Materialists wonder, "Which came first the chicken or the egg?" However, what actually came first was the idea of a chicken that lays eggs. "In the beginning God made the Heavens and the Earth" is actually true. However, the formation of the egg laying chicken is not accomplished via computation because it's an illusion in which One consciousness projects polarities from a central zero-point to construct an elaborate illusion. For example, the Heavens are the spirit realms on one side of the veil while the Earth is the physical realm on the other side. In other words, consciousness forms the mystical heavens on one side and the seemingly solid physical Earth on the other. All the while, both occupy the same space supported by a singular consciousness that resides within everything. To find out for yourself simply drop into your heart and let the material illusion disappear. If you're able to completely let go you'll discover that you are the One. The zero-point is in the middle of each and everything including you. Once you've dropped in you'll know what's primary. There's no need for debate. By the way, to explore the other side of the veil you can astral travel. Schools and books with techniques are available.

[@neuronqro]

@@georgechyz ah, sorry, in the previous comment I was confusing you with other commenter that was into christian theology and was rambling about Yuval paving the way for the anti-christ, and know I was like, wtf, how can someone jump from ultra-christian ramblings to full on adwaita-type non-duality... I thought I met a master super troll here :)))) Sure, if you're into this type of non-dual mystical understanding, good for you, I have no reason to argue against this, we probably need more of this in the world too. I'm just more interested into more rational and problem-solving focused approaches and this is where I think YH's insights and perspectives help, that's it :) Sorry, was just getting extremeley bored and started doing some troll baiting here but lost track of the threads, nothing personal against you and your beliefs. Namaste

[@margaritamartinezgomez7178]

Honestly, I don't think any algorithm is going to tell me how I really feel just based on what I listen to, read or answer. There are answers to human needs that go beyond physical ones. Among other interesting writings, I find many answers in the Bible, in it I have never found that it describes a homo sapiens, for example. What new kingdom do you want to take us to, Mr. Harari?

[@nullzip245]

Hell he talks the talk of the anti Christ.

[@williamfoster5385]

The seed of satàns serpent Genesis chapter three check out Robin D Bullock for real no kidding.

[@serah5501]

Just go to God He made you and He knows every second of your life and He has a perfect plan for your life

[@learningtime8544]

For some, the inner voice comes from The benevolent Most High; for others, the inner voice comes from the wicked, prideful evil one. Big difference.

[@mrnobodynoy]

ל❤

[@rustyshackleford5409]

Jesus IS GOD! :) john 3:16 The devil is the father of lies.. like this man. He has the spirit of ANTI on him.

[@Khannea]

Your bullsh1t is annoying dude.

[@gretaaarons4941]

Questions on how did humans arrive on this planet and when each person leaves is only explained in religion. We have no authority over it.

[@oldspammer]

13:39 A liberal education not only promotes your own critical thinking according to the trivium and quadrivium of a classical education, also teaches people to learn new things for themselves. Learning is key, and he left that part out--why would that be?

[@36cmbr]

Trying to sum up this line of reasoning: It is the ability of Sapiens to mass together and act in harmony with one another that gives them the edge over every other species and that has enabled the science/technological surge forward for mankind". That is pretty much the nutshell version of what this gent is saying. Just looking at it from the outside and presuming that the science/technology "surge" has been mostly positive, why would we dissociate ourselves from the product of religion, i.e. morality, ethics and virtue. The machine we have developed is killing us, but it sounds as if this guy wants us to deny that part of our evolution and ignore the fact that we have been killing ourselves for two thousand years. Whether I think he is saying move forward with technology and rule the world or rule the world and then move forward with technology, I still have a problem treading on this roses strewn path. This is the real pie in the sky.

[@heidigone]

I could listen to him speak all day.

[@CDGMR1]

“For though they knew Adonai, they did not glorify Him as Adonai or show gratitude. Instead, their thinking became worthless, and their senseless hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools” Romans‬ ‭1:21-22‬ ‭CSB‬‬

[@williamfoster5385]

Hallelujah Hosanna Jesus FatHer God of lights Jesus the light of the world Holy Ghost Holy Spirit Ruak Hohedesh over look my spelling I'm having a hard time seeing

[@evgeny9965]

YH, is the secular example of a new age guru. An anodyne for all the members of the cult of materialism.

[@mohinderkaur6671]

Secularism? no. Moooselimb in drag.

[@sharonrichards1627]

@He's Israeli and gay. Hardly Muslim.

[@qedamawiessene5827]

if Mr Harari is a very wealthy man I will judge him on his deeds and not all the talking , what does he do with his money to help improve the lives of the most in need ? what percentage of his income does he use to help others , is he out there leading by example ?

[@TomerBoyarski]

~8:00 "in liberal economics you can't say that the customer is wrong" steve jobs: "you are holding it wrong"

[@AbdulHafeez-cq6oo]

we could guide the customer

[@MubYus]

Cunsumer same times is Wrong. you don don't know what you buying.

[@gwho]

it's a very imprecise statement. he explained the boundaries and meaning of his statement with his example where he said you can't blame the customer for not wanting a better thing, That is, what is the "correct" business move in the market is ultimately decided by the customers.

[@LucasFernandes-tk3hd]

kkkk

[@rberliner6680]

How’d that work out for you, Steve?

[@d.c.603]

My immediate reaction to this talk is concern. The future looks more dismal to me with tech giants as the new wizards and individuality for sale.

[@smoothbeak]

Good, it means you're not an idiot. People need to wake up to this kind of excessive, creepy, obsessive, stalky behaviour that is passed off as "technological innovation".

[@stephenkalatucka6213]

I agree. He's forgotten GIGO. any programmer will put their own slant or prejudice into the machine.

[@starlite556]

That thing crawled right out of hell itself.

[@0z0pk]

There are humans marrying robots already. A dismal future, is inevitable.

[@rapture1949]

The future is very dark 😢..... read the bible 😂

[@Reirainsong]

If I were to ask prof. Harari a question, it would be this. "Do you think that it is possible that at some point, data will objectively debunk consciousness itself as an inferior method of decision method that shouldn't be allowed, or otherwise irrefutably prove that it would be better for the society to abolish the liberal belief in inherent value of human life? Or can consciousness have other advantages, such as ability to question the proof made by decision making algorithms via individual critical thought, which in the long run prevent things like falsifying data to suit the agenda of malicious individuals striving for personal gain, which would otherwise be able to "hijack the hivemind" with more impunity than any tyrant in history?"

[@Larkinchance]

+Reirainsong You are one of the few that understands the dark significance of this man's assertions...

[@madanbestwestern1415]

This guy asks the real questions

[@f1l4nn1m]

I read your questions 3 times but I still don't get them. I'll try the fourth. :)

[@chrisstory5328]

Good questions! Similarly I would ask: Will science, technology, and religion remain dynamic if authority shifts back to the hands of a few self righteous priests? I'd guess that prevailing technocrats will believe that a well structured demos is more capable than their self when it come to passing judgement on the external algorithms we use. It seems to me that democracy is at least as likely as the individual to receive a technological upgrade.

[@samueldacricketer]

1. he clearly states that we have literally made no progress in the area of deciphering consciousness. so possibly not very soon. 2. he says the liberal belief in the inherent value of human life is already being debunked by the life sciences. 3. he states in a previous interview, the distinction between consciousness and intelligence. current algorithms are far more intelligent than humans in processing data to inform some decisions, but (i think - i have no idea though) decisions rely on consciousness. this is why data-religion is a religion. because it implies you must believe that intelligence is enough to inform you of a decision to make. the decision to believe in the superiority of artificial intelligence is perhaps a product of consciousness. (which he says, may be the wrong decision). 4. this is an amazing question. it's like the radical islamist movements of the future. who knows what level of consciousness will be attained and utilised by computers at what point in time and wether they will falsify data just like radical islamists falsify the ideals of the teachings in the Quran. nooo idea.

[@Wekkkojeffko]

So sad, seeing this man totaly disconnected from his soul. Ik feel sorry for him. Ill hope with some help he would find IT back one Day.

[@tinusvandesanden9669]

So disappointing reading things like this and most of the other reactions not worth saving also not possible! who need a Soule when consciousness is a much better choice to reach as you could hear! hahaha it gives a much better insight and gives access to higher knowledge most can't understand because it's unreachable for them. And the distance between him and you get with ech step he takes greater. I think he is already out of your sight and you can only see and hear an echo of a far past. But even i only got connected since yesterday with this brilliant mint i know he is my soulmate so bright you rarely see or hear! But i ask myself where you're soul i see only darkness now i think about it. So much light still here but i really see nothing and feels very cold! Brrr, are you dead, i;m gone bye!

[@coreycox2345]

Thinking for oneself should not mean skipping research and analysis, regardless of political orientation.

[@pranavlimaye]

That's true. Even if it's one's own decision, it SHOULD be an informed decision

[@slop123456789]

And who will enforce this?

[@Greg-xs5py]

Material reductionism, which is what Yuval is really talking about, is as old as Darwin’s theory of evolution. Not a new 21st century scientific viewpoint. These are old tired ideas.

[@erichodge567]

Greg, material reductionism is hardly a "tired" idea. You're only reading this comment because some people took the time to reduce parts of reality to electrons and photons. Try to appreciate this.

[@isidoreaerys8745]

19th century Empiricism: tired, old. Bronze Age Dogmatism: not that. Got it.

[@Greg-xs5py]

@@erichodge567 Yes but you are using your conscious awareness to manipulate the atoms. Prove to me conscious awareness is reducible to electrons, quarks and photons.

[@riodasperolas]

Oh Greg, what would be our present well being and future were not for your guidance. 👋

[@mehmetfelat5590]

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[@BorgChr]

If Technology is going in the direction of knowing all this stuff about myself, I have to say it is very very scary! Privacy should be respected

[@dspace6673]

He believes privacy is obsolete like legit

[@dspace6673]

At least yours

[@MrAdriancaparso]

Pure evil. By convincing the world to obsess in itself, it can be more easily manipulated to act as a collective against the interests of others. Together we refuse to get marched to our own death. Alone we inevitably sacrifice the freedom of others, thinking it will save ourselves.

[@dom40864]

This guy is a WEF member.. they are spreading his visions… klaus is the boss… your prime minister or president is probably a wef member..

[@kollectivevendetta]

If you don't know what the WEF is and you like this man, I suggest you have yourself a little search.

[@jvb9553]

This lecture seems to be a good example of exactly what the good Professor is rightfully criticizing in traditional religions-dogma. After reciting the fully naturalized dogmas of contemporary materialism for over an hour he ends by saying we still don’t understand subjectivity. That is also known as “the hard problem” in consciousness studies, where mechanistic and reductionist metaphysical models fall on their face. This is also the root of the modern environmental crisis where “beings” are turned into “things”--or algorithms--in a reductio ad absurdum. This kind of materialism is the real religion of the contemporary world, and because most people can’t see that, we are in a collision course with environmental disaster. He is right to point out that it is accelerating. This is why.

[@MsHumble4]

LOLS

[@ACuriousChild]

Thank you, could not agree more! And even take it further. As the current situation we are all witnessing is a testimony to the extreme the human mind will go. It seems to be the/a climax as foreseen in ancient cultures and written down in "religious texts" (texts about life in my estimation". People like him are the very incarnation of the spirit that has beleaguered humanity since it became self-aware, by whichever process. Those creatures (and I could name quite a few more, only from their public appearances) have been raised in this mechanistic world view. That's why they are befallen by the dogma that there is anything to fix. The accuser and judge about their own/others imperfections resides within themselves. That's why they think that there is any process the human mind can come up with that has and can fix the "problem" their "grey matter" has identified.

[@jvb9553]

@@ACuriousChild Well said.

[@NecromanSir]

Thanks for youtube algorithm for recommending me this.

[@gazcobain8155]

This obsession with having a "highest authority" is either psychological (proverbial daddy issues) or ideological (desire for celestial or worldly dictatorship); in both cases this presents the means for avoiding responsibility and avoiding the work needed to make difficult decisions.

[@gibranmalik]

Not so fast. It's hardwired. I used to think the same way, but i guess jordan peterson put it rather bluntly. Most people need higher authority.

[@naturespirit3044]

@@gibranmalik Only all that are disconnected from the Source and themselves, which is the main goal of the technocrats and the most disconnected and poor creatures like mr Harari himself, who treats humankind like a soulless being. The question is WHY is it his goal? To be able to control others. Who wants to control others has no control over themselves. Start from this point. I am sorry for him.., lots to learn for the professors this kind. Another question is why THEY had to do so many great resets so far. Because there is more wise people who don't need authority.

[@theabsorbingman2492]

"For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness." 1 Corinthians 3:19, KJV

[@dom40864]

World economic forum guy… this view is what they want for us in the future

[@buffhotchkiss7400]

What part of not interested does he not get.

[@SaBiNuKi]

Historian and philosopher. Very interesting theories and unique point of view. I hope people would really understand what he has to say, cause this is priceless.

[@pranavlimaye]

@Salamanda Wilde *A wild Karen has appeared!* What will you do? Catch Run Fight Item (geez, I just realised I haven't played old-school Pokemon in a long time....)

[@kellyberry4173]

@@pranavlimaye 😂🤣🤣😂

[@shawnalLovesJesus]

@@pranavlimaye I don't know what Salamanda Wilde will do but I know that as a believer in Jesus, I am free and I can see that the baloney that harai is selling is going to take people down a very bad path. WHY give yourself over to AI? AI is a machine that has no feelings for anyone... period. With Jesus, I feel love, warmth, forgiveness and I learn. And I am FREE.

[@shanealarcon7928]

The word of God is priceless

[@birutybeiruty4469]

Hahaha

[@Jan96106]

When I first started listening to this lecture and he asked his initial questions, my immediate response was materialism. not liberal humanism.

[@danielyoung7727]

are they that far apart?

[@noKAREforDAfakeKARENZ]

@@danielyoung7727 Nope... but they should be.

[@davidoconnell1173]

You get the sense that Yuval has “solutions” to sell on behalf of the WEF…

[@dom40864]

He’s a wef guy… what he’s saying they have planned for us..

[@erwinsmith5381]

20:00 37:00 45:00 50:00 external algorithm 52:57 data religion 58:00

[@gloverdavid6491]

May YHVH have merci on you because your days are numbered!!!

[@chrisinhim]

Yuval Harari is actually giving ideas to Google Engineers what functionalities to develop in future algorithms.

[@r.bevantrembly3687]

Yes! He is certain playing to his materialistic audience!

[@rustyshackleford5409]

He is a liar like his father the DEVIL. Jesus rules all!! This is his world. He will take out the filthy garbage and make it sweet again. Everyone will confess Jesus as lord on the great day of Judgment.

[@samofrabat]

to brainwash them with make-belief ideas of the |_9bt

[@khalidsafir]

People are too easily impressed by Yuval because they take all his facts without questioning them. He's a good story teller and because this story is being told at Google, it seems legitimate. For example, Yuval tries to paint the picture that religious fanatics were the cause of most of the deaths within a certain time period, while telling us that communism was slightly better. Go forward a little outside his time frame and you get to Mao (communist) who killed the most people in the 20th century at 45 million deaths. He also forgets that it was the religious Muslims, in the the so called dark ages (typical whitewashing of history by westerners) where for hundreds of years, made huge leaps in science, all around the world, while most of Europe (except Islamic Spain) was in the dark ages. I liked Yuval when I first came across him but be careful, he has a sinister anti God objective. Check out his talk at the World Economic Forum.

[@eve6936]

The leap of “golden age” in “Muslim” Spain was created by Jews and Jew who forced to convert to Islam ? They had Arab names ?

[@awaitthegroom]

The skill of the orator was what carried Hitler to power

[@galaxy5am987]

he's created two categories, religion and then technology. He's brushed over the fact that the very technology that has impacted the modern world was established by those with religious backgrounds. so comparing faith in this way and arguing that it stuns modern science and development is bogus.

[@TheRobdarling]

Virtually everyone had religious indoctrination. Technology developed in spite of religion, not because their religion demanded it.

[@TheElizabethashby]

THIS MAN IS DELUDED

[@vincentzevecke4578]

I like this talk. He discussed how we are social animals in industrial and technology

[@ptcachan]

I have read Harari's books and do appreciate his extended knowledge about history. A lot of his observations about the change of human society are definitely very perceptive. He has also aroused my concerned about animal rights in his description of our eradication of other animal species. Yet he was the one that almost talked me out of believing in God. Today I feel hugely disappointed about his utterly deviated understanding about our human nature, and concerned about the impact he has spread on humanity destroying our faith in God. He has reduced human beings to machine-like algorithms without the integrity of free will and a god-given rational mind of thinking of who we really are and in terms of our connection wit the divine. He has reduced who we are to just the physical, unconscious being, blinding us to our superconscious self that is directly connected with the divine. He has reduced our faith and beliefs to to what is seen in the material world. What about the vast spiritual world that is unseen by our physical eyes? If we believe in his vivid imagination and fabrication of what it means to be a human and the future, we can really depend on drugs to find happiness and meaning. Part of us is physically driven by physical needs, and yet part of us is directly connected to the divine - hopefully our higher selves can guide us back to the right way of evolution and progression. Every being has come to this world for pre-destined spiritual purposes. Even without the need to work as today, human beings will still have lots of other activities to find meaning such as working together to solve problems like environmental problems, developing our own interests on our path of self-actualisation, etc. Only when our souls/ our consciousness progress to the next paradigm will we find meaning in a new mode of living. I hope Harari has not destroyed our souls' fundamental yearning for spiritual evolution and connection with something beyond this mere physical reality, otherwise we would really get lost and live in hell. Harari has exported too much of his inner sense of loss to humanity. Never stop searching for meaning and purpose, brothers and sisters. There is really something objective higher up there outside this ephemeral physical life.

[@firozakhan6959]

Thanks

[@Jackknifegyp]

I stopped reading when you brought in 'god'. god has been dealt with, to death. "Myth", OTOH is without doubt a valuable tool in the kit bag to live a more lively, exciting, and deeper existence, contributes immensely to our understanding, and within reason, is a net positive. Joseph Campbell has a wonderful series on it. To the extent that god is folded into, considered Myth, there is some validity to its utility. But no further, and is unlikely to be shaken by an admittedly persuasive, brilliant thinker and communicator. But saying Harari....." almost talked you out of 'believing in god' , is remarkably shallow.

[@89clavos]

very good delivery on important issues

[@llallogan]

Duchamp didn't sign his name, it was signed R. MUTT 1917 and was submitted to an exhibition in New York, then the original was lost. It was never shown at a museum in Paris. Nor was it the first readymade It is also interesting to note that there are actually two obvious ans and really poweful counterexamples to his reading of western society, and that would be science, the arbitration of which is not individual at all, and the second is that it isn't individual customer preference but aggregate customer preference, which isn't about capturing individuality. You may think it is stupid that trix isn't fruit shaped and is round, but your individual preference is over ridden by the market. Further his example of teaching, teaching people to think for themselves or in Kant's terms to dare to use their own reason isn't teaching that they are the highest authority but rather how to use higher authorities such as mathematics, logic, or empirical reasoning.

[@pranavlimaye]

Of course, it is very hard for corporations to reach the decisions of the individuals. But even the global market serves as an approximation of every individual's choice, doesn't it? The current world economy (in theory) does place utmost importance on the individual

[@glennsimonsen8421]

I saw "The Fountain" signed R. Mutt at the Picasso Museum in Paris last year. I think he made multiple copies.

[@joeoregano4251]

You know when I hear people like this speak the more and more I want to embrace Islam

[@UnlimitlesslyFunnyDude]

why? why not embrace humanity, instead of embracing particular religion.

[@vanessab2726]

Jesus Christ is coming soon, Harari. Turn or burn🔥

[@rameezrather5385]

He is a historian but knows sciences better dan most scientists.

[@TheRobdarling]

How many scientists do you know? Your middle school teacher doesn't count as they were most likely not qualified in any of the sciences...

[@rameezrather5385]

@@TheRobdarling i know an awful lot and myself am in last year of PhD in Molecular biology and breeding. Many of dem don't believe in evolution so dats y i made dis comment

[@TheRobdarling]

@@rameezrather5385 yeah sure. So,, you should know the definition of the word FICTION.

[@mariagabrielaguimaraesribe919]

Yes, Harari is the brightest and least bias viewer / observer of reality I ever came across! Just how deep he goes to see things and bring them to surface! Amazing!

[@McD-j5r]

I am amazed that you don’t see through him. Evil intentions. Look for his speech where he says “useless humans” … Now I see he is hiding better the WEF that he is. He became their darling and I can see the pampering. He was nothing and now boom 💥. The wolves hero. Oh dear, poor sheep 🐑 .

[@Confuseddave]

It's interesting that he talked about most science fiction where the machines don't understand love as basically being a fairy story that strokes the egos of humans who want to believe without any evidence that there's something profound and ineffable about human experience, and then immediately went on to talk about the "hard problem of consciousness", which (IMO) is a philosophical fairy story that strokes the egos of humans who want to believe that there's something profound and ineffable about human experience...

[@FirstLast-ko3qh]

human experience is not profound? my experience has been most profound

[@Confuseddave]

Well, it depends what you mean by profound, of course. Do we have experiences that are deeply meaningful? Of course. All the time. But it's a mistake to assume that the simple fact that humans experience transcendent feelings of meaning and purpose means that there's something fundamentally transcendent about human minds. Those profound feelings are the product of a material brain, shaped by evolutionary forces (probably because having profound experiences serves some adaptive purpose, but they may just be Gouldian spandrels). If you want to tell me that your experiences are so profound that a hypothetical superintelligent computer could never truly comprehend them, I'm going to have to disagree with you. I did, after all, say "profound and ineffable". The "ineffable" part is pretty important context to understanding what I meant.

[@_x__q]

Nah, I think you’re just Confused, Dave.

[@pergamonrecordings]

Confused Dave no dave you are not confused...you pointed at a paradox in Yuval's narrative. Yuval is not a great historian..he is great at explaining history (according to current views..which are always slightly scewed by contemporary ideology)

[@deloford]

I believe he agrees with you.. he eludes to that when he says that when people say "the hard problem will be solved in 20 or 30 years" well thats just dogma because we dont know anything about it and whether there even is a hard problem.

[@riodasperolas]

Prof. Harari, the wisdom or feelings of a few priests some thousands of years ago are also the result of algorithms evolved by natural selection for the latest millions of years.

[@ReadingDave]

The question of individual freedom in life sciences is not perhaps the compositions of biology, but if an organism can determine things for itself and that choice matters.

[@new_moon1728]

All of what he's trying to say (in the first half of the video): "Traditional religions are not relevant in this age because they don't help us advance in this world." But I think that every religion has an answer for this.

[@M3nPower]

His books are so easy to read and understand.

[@georginawhitby1320]

That's a tactic with most forms of propaganda .

[@pranavlimaye]

@@georginawhitby1320 let me guess. You're a fundamentalist Christian born and raised in the US.

[@keepcreationprocess]

@@pranavlimaye when someone else find their simple answer it does not always mean the answer....it is one aspect of the truth......not the entire truth and nothing but the truth, life doesnt work that way.... He warns us for a problem......If we dont consume those religions, will loose their power...The.technology gods.

[@pranavlimaye]

@@keepcreationprocess I'm not following what your comment has to do with me

[@sune212]

The blind spot of intelligence is stupidity. Let us never underestimate that.

[@rene230464]

They have NO commonsense, that is why their intellect is absolute stupidity! Complete freedom where they control you. He lives in la-la land!

[@mtn1793]

The blind spot of stupidity is suicide.

[@sune212]

@@mtn1793 why? If we see the correlation between suicide and stupidity, the relation must be vey week.

[@mtn1793]

@@sune212 Stupidity leads to suicide unintentionally. I’d guess intelligent suicide is more often by sheer frustration.

[@steelersgirl9636]

@@mtn1793😂😂😂

[@VictoriaSobocki]

Fascinating talk and good questions at the end.

[@melchormodales5828]

To follow the presentation of Prof. Harari here on liberal ideology, I understand that it focuses on the important value of the human feeling as the influential or effective force in life's decision making. His mention of biochemical algorithm that describes two basic realities in human life such as survival and reproduction, I think he is objective on presenting the natural nature of our humanity, for which I remember Charles Darwin who trailblazed such observation. I think we are now more equipped to understanding ourselves as humans, thanks to modern computers that can collect and process billions or trillions of information simultaneously at the speed of light! Prof. Harari is truly and relatively a revolutionary mind in his professional field of knowledge and he is honest on presenting what he understands about us as a human specie and as social beings. Among the existing belief systems or religions which he mentioned, he has a keen and profound sense that these are no alternative to the present influential and effective liberal thinking in the lives of 21st century humanity. Just to offer some insights here as it affects religion which is fundamentally about a belief in a good and powerful God who is described or called by various believers by different names, I can sense mankind is now embarking on devising a more effective, more efficient, and more objective means to know and understand us better and avoid a religion in God if this will not promote Peace on earth! Thank you.

[@poltergeistfm]

Harari and JB Peterson should meet and exchange their very complementary and in parts fundamentally oppositional ideas.

[@georginawhitby1320]

Not complimentary at all . Absolutely fundamentally opposed on every single central point. I'd love to see JP challenge the propandandist , and undo his spin .

[@victoryroussotte6835]

JP needs to rest and fully recovered before committing to public discussions. Let's hope in a year or so of the probability. In the meantime, Yuval Harari is the man of year!

[@wurstfinger3289]

2 of the most stupid pop-scientists in the world? if you want people havin a REAL talk, watch foucault n chomsky.

[@poltergeistfm]

@@wurstfinger3289 JP is one of the 50 most cited clinical psychologists of all time. over 11000 citations. what have you done? you couldn't even come up with an original name.

[@sheldonh4341]

Guy is a genius for being able articulate the reality and projections of the possible future, though as a Chinese, I must say he understands very little of China. China is neither Communist nor Democratic, but Confucian Imperialism - When Deng Xiaoping visited Singapore in the 1990s, Lee Kuan Yew, the PM of Singapore accused him of being more Confucian than Communist, and Deng's reply was: "So what?"

[@ankicasilic5303]

I like this "so what ?"

[@jacquelineduque8025]

No genius just an antichrist

[@murphytoadster9864]

No matter what this guy says, people are waking up to tyranny and there is momentum.

[@dom40864]

This guys is a WEF visionary… scary individual with sick views for the future…

[@marcelmarien9051]

What do you find if you peel away everything from a TV-set? You'll find no pictures there, just an arrangement of parts.

[@habibrahman5491]

The speaker is quite adept at current flow of analytic philosophy as the only reality. Indeed he remains quite shallow about fundamental realities as it relates to evolution of paradigm and human societies

[@elmerfudd7202]

He just hit on a great idea. Our emotions are weightings of A.I. computations.

[@One-way]

Our flaw is built into their “perfection”

[@nephew_tom]

Never get why people consider Artificial Intelligence the same kind of intelligence as Human Intelligence...

[@HenrySosenite]

@@nephew_tom Because it's made by us????

[@nephew_tom]

​ @Sosen That artificial intelligence is made by humans does not mean it is the same kind of intelligence. At a physical level, human intelligence has Carbon substrate, whereas artificial intelligence is based on Silicon. And the fact is that defining "intelligence" is not an obvious thing, neither how to measure it... Considering what we understand by intelligence at the beginning of XXI century, artificial intelligence is very far away from human intelligence.

[@raz6630]

This man and his kabbal are truly evil this is not a conspiracy theory they openly talk about it they dont fear the people they want to subjugate us and bring us into serfdom through technocracy authoritarianship all in the name of conveniance and "we know best mentality " The WEF and those behind it are the single biggest threat the wolrd has seen in a long time. They have successfuly persuaded or esatblisued their own govements in the west and all their policys are being implemented under our noses without a single vote from the people.

[@JodattisLoeschblatt]

55:00 onward Damn man. This vision really relies on the future being forseeable. Because e.g. Google can only chose a mate for me in this idealistic world that Yuval proposes, if it really has the information to determine what will happen in the potential future my mate and I will experience. At one point in the talk, he said something important: The life sciences have progressed/will progress so far, that it will be possible for an outside entity to predict probabilities for us better than our feelings. While this is true, there is a key element that is NOT possible: No one entity, whether human nor machine, can predict the potential future of ITSELF. The Google entity might be able at some point, to know with high likelihood, how I will react to XY and as Google knows XY will happen from observation of the world, google can predict my reaction. But never will a machine or network be able to simulate itself in a way, where it can accurately predict it's own reaction. Because a reaction is the result of an input situation. Now you might want to say: "But google can hold in its knowledge its own reaction to every possible situation and therefore predict, what it will do, when a certain chain of situations accurs." But the key problem is: The prediction itself is held within the entity (e.g. google) in the present moment. It is part of the very situation for which we are trying to predict the reaction. This means, in order to know our reaction, we must know our reaction to a situation, in which we are holding a certain prediction in our mind. In an example (I try to predict myself): "What will I say in 5 seconds?" Lets look objectively at the process that is happening there: After I ask myself this question, I start to mentally compute my prediction for a correct answer. But the very fact that I am thinking about what I will say next is influencing the correct answer to the question. Lets say I come to the conclusion, that I will say "Yes!". But this leaves me with the opportunity to say "No", just out of shear spite. The answer to the question is influenced by my attempt to predict it, therefore I will never be able to predict what I say or do accurately without option to change! The Google entity might be able to: It can know with certainty how I react to certain things and therefore predict what my future looks like, but only if it doesn't interfere with me! Because, like me, it will forever be unable to predict its own next step and therefore the consequences of those steps are unforseeable. That is why you are creating a machine no smarter really than a human, just more well read. It has the same limits, that prohibit forseeing the future accurately and without fail.

[@danielyoung7727]

interesting. when he said that the source of authority would shift, my thought was: wouldn't it truly remain in the sphere of human experience? i guess that would be different than saying that an individual and their own feelings are the highest source of authority but, does it still leave humanity as the ultimate measure of things?

[@katadam2186]

@@danielyoung7727 this guy is smart and a salesman of what the data collectors want.. ie. To control systems,people, goods and services and are adjusting their algorithms to “people’s “ reactions, then they adjust mass media with a narrative to align people back online “course “ were they want to bring society for their gain so ( all big corporations, leaders, health care, energy etc.)! They we will keep adjusting the narratives algorithms on the computers and give people less options as they keep pushing this like a pyramid to where we have fewer and fewer say in our own lives because you’ll be less available! Technology is a great thing and a tool for people it’s gotten so intertwined with peoples lives options become less we think we have more but we have less ultimately they’ll have us all looking like the CCP does and when they get the social credit score going and get money on Blockchain and have digital coin, people have even less you will live where they want you to live and how they want you to live and eat what they want you to eat not everybody wants to live in a city some people like to live in a country on a small homes that sound like to be farmers they want control of it all and even pushing hard since the 60s 70s through money politicians we went from having companiesTo corporations offshore we went from having people that we enjoyed working with in jobs that we liked generally speaking to whatever was left not good where this is headed anybody about 40 and up can see it clearly if they’re paying attention to the whole global shift

[@stephenkalatucka6213]

I guess these people never watched sci-fi. The old Star Trek had a society run by computer named Landrew, till Kirk blew it up to liberate the zombies.

[@stephenkalatucka6213]

This guy and his WEF overlords are trying to create self-aware AI to worship, ignoring God's warning about worshiping idols made by the hand of man.

[@malikario4350]

the most reasonable respond so far

[@always_freeman]

What's the point in being alive if a man made machine algorithm will do it for me? Making mistakes is the essence of life.

[@timeandattention3945]

Word.

[@ABC2007YT]

Well, the machine is not going to do everything for you. One will have the freedom to worry other stuffs, and make other exploration. It's like freeing people from farm work in the industrial revolution. We don't miss being a farmer, do we? In the future, I'm sure we won't miss a lot of the things we spend a lot of time on now. We will have other stuff to worry about.

[@keedt]

"Making mistakes is the essence of life." if that's true, then you are a bit of an overachiever aren't you, Chris? (I am a bit of an overachiever myself)

[@crimsonsamuraiftw]

Machines are best used for automation in practices where it makes sense, not for groundbreaking creational thought, born only of experience - mistakes or not.

[@peterwelsh1932]

This comment is a mistake.

[@WattisWatts]

If everything is just a network of algorithms and frequencies, then what difference does it make if we, or any life form or anything for that matter survives or even exists? Of what importance is this talk even about?

[@WattisWatts]

Eventually machine intelligence will put that question in our minds if it hasn't already..

[@eliteintelectual.9948]

One of the most smart men alive currently. Admire Harari and its philosophy which is very objective and rational

[@approved_direct_care1435]

This guy is evidence that there are those whom are educated beyond their intelligence.

[@susettemclachlan8765]

You mean, back to stupidity !

[@juliefinkelstein1674]

Truly revolutionary thinking! Thank you, julie

[@pranavlimaye]

@I Am Huh? He never promoted communism. While talking about communism, he was only PARAPHRASING a hypothetical conversation one might've had with Lenin. Listen carefully.

[@kky.x]

@@pranavlimaye Why are you defending a psychopath?

[@pranavlimaye]

@@kky.x Harari? To my knowledge, he isn't a psychopath. If you have any reasons to say so, I'm interested in hearing them. (Either way, psychopathy doesn't affect one's intellectual abilities required to understand economics.)

[@Washeek]

Who is the so full of himself person that asks the second set of questions, that are not questions? Is he a manager? He's seriously giving me goosebumps trying to imagine how it is to work beside this person. Although I guess working in privacy department requires a specific approach and personality, but it's just such a cold shower after the speech by Prof. Yuval.

[@Washeek]

And two women mostly asking about questions of feminism and matriarchal societies. Why? Do they expect feminism being this new religion of the 21st century? I'm not criticizing interest in feminism at all, just kind of expected the questions to be closer on topic.

[@lindaharris3432]

@@Washeek Because some men and women act the same and feel like they are the same in mind and body .

[@Washeek]

@@lindaharris3432 That sounds to me like you're explaining why feminism is a topic at all. I get that notion, but I'm mostly pissed at the audience hijacking the discussion to a different topic than what's being discussed. Always hated that. It would be reasonable if somebody presented the idea that feminism could be or is one of the new religions, same as capitalism or communism or liberalism.

[@susettemclachlan8765]

Well, Yuval opens by negating conscience and the value of individuality which is precious since we are all created unique. His comment re the voters choosing their leaders is rather out dated since democracy has been totally corrupted in recent years and there would be few if any world leaders left that were in fact the true choice of the people and actually voted for. Lawlessness is increasing and Yuval would be its prime advocate

[@iraseiden]

For several minutes, from about 31:00 Yuval reveals to those 'with eyes to see and ears to hear' that he himself is "reactive". Although we all know and see through his books and videos he is tremendously intelligent and well read; what is not so obvious is that he is clearly cunning enough via his creative conceptualisations to fool almost anyone including those who are very intelligent followers who beleive in him. He even can fool himself. No, the Monks and the Vatican Archives were not the only sources to professionally and successfully advise Kings. Rabbis and those knowledgable in the Torah were constantly sought "y Kings and Sultans and Rulers in the Western kingdoms/nations and in the Arabic sultanates/nations. Some of those Rabbis also knew medicine and astrology and astronomy and anatomy and the ethics of business and leadership. Before The Vatican Library there was the Library of Alexandria. Vuval is wonderful and has much to offer, intellectually. But he is a 'member' of what I named by 2013 as "The New Religion" "Denialism" that is whatever doesn't fit ones ideology or bias is then denied outright and totally as often as possible publicly. Yuval is a zealot of Denialism. As he goes on soon after 31:00 in his "two questions" he reveals more of his own cognitive dissonance. It is hidden within his cunning and biased use of words for example in his examples he mentions "nuclear bombs" but not nuclear energy and its benefits currently assisting most Western nations to sustain a vibrant society. There are more things to look out for which are hidden right in front of our ears in the following few minutes. His cognitive dissonance has allowed him to be the henchman for the World Economic Forum and its dictator K.S. There is much more to say but here I am just giving a few examples so that you can wake up your self. Otherwise, Yuval is a wonderful speaker and intellectual, but, .....

[@lyleduell1863]

Stop

[@jjsjsjs111]

Rabbis created civilization as we know it, everyone agrees. Who taught Europeans how to read, write, agriculture, sciences -all the most important things - rabbis!

[@jjsjsjs111]

@@lyleduell1863 😀

[@TomerBenDavid]

Perfect

[@MichaelFoley64]

If you've surrendered to letting Waze tell you where to drive because you realize it knows more about the state of traffic than you possibly ever could, it is just incremental steps and the accumulation of data before love and career enter the same domain.

[@chipkyle5428]

Waze has saved more marriages than therapists. My current wife and I never argue about directions anymore. Waze is the god of our Highway.

[@hjw5]

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.- John 14:6

[@MithunKumar-tn9hp]

it's just amazing to listen my fav author

[@batie83]

very enlightening

[@markusEuro]

“I don't mind living in a man's world, as long as I can be a woman in it.” Marilyn Monroe

[@TiempoNuevo-ew7ty]

The poor woman was completely taken advantage of.

[@MMG-q1v]

Maybe that's why she died at 36. RIP, beautiful, naive, sad Marilyn.

[@bluefairyuk]

@@MMG-q1v she was actually very smart, not at all the ‘bimbo’ she portrayed in her movies.

[@MMG-q1v]

@@bluefairyuk No doubt about that. And a fabulous actress, especially in comedy. I watched How To Marry a Millionaire a few weeks ago with someone who had never seen it. He was floored. He had not known.

[@jwadaow]

@@MMG-q1v She wasn't naive.

[@seanverma5231]

Genius in our times

[@mydogskips2]

I cannot believe I'm saying this, but I think he is right, his most fundamental premise. I mean, when I need to make a decision, I want to have as much information as possible because I believe that more information will allow me to make a better decision. The biggest problem I have, and think a lot of us have in the decision-making process, is that we don't have, don't feel as though we have, enough information, which is to say we don't have all the information, that our information is incomplete which compromises our ability to make the best decision. So if we could have more information, we should be able to make a better decision. And while I don't think we or any machine/system will ever have ALL the information, the information we act on will always be incomplete to some degree, computer systems could, and likely will have a lot more information than we could ever store or process ourselves. So if we believe that the best decisions are made by processing more information, as much information we possibly could before we decide what to do, it only seems logical that we would turn to machines/computers/databases, systems which would gather, store, and process huge amounts of information, information far exceeding our human capacity, and allow it to inform, and possibly even dictate, what we do. Let us not forget that we are living in the information age, and that information itself is perhaps the most valuable currency in such a time.

[@stephenkalatucka6213]

Break open a fortune cookie. This putz works for the WEF, which wants to enslave humanity with chinese style communism.

[@creatingwithlove]

Too much information without the knowledge of how to apply it isn't just useless - it can be deadly. It will keep you from making a decision quickly enough because your mind is too confused by all it knows without knowing which pieces of knowledge are relevant and which aren't.

[@Brigadorski]

This is nothing more then re-hashed 20th century materialist mumbo-jumbo, with a transhumanist twist.

[@Andrea-77777]

No he didn't, if someone takes a decision from me, he will take into account what is advantageous for myself, but not for my neighbor, depending on the premise with which he/it is programmed, there will be no love, no humility and no salvation. It will be hell on earth. God's blessing I wish to all human beings

[@smoothbeak]

If you want to think this guy is some kind of genius wise person, good luck to you. Everything that is suggested here will only lead to a world of control.

[@jenloveslife8890]

Mr. Harari is the best 😍🥰❤

[@anshukumaryadav2892]

this was uploaded 5 year ago, where was I...............

[@LittleCreationsETH]

My thoughts exactly, and still 6 months behind:)

[@veerswami7175]

@@LittleCreationsETH Me also 😂😂

[@dancingnachos3634]

Gotta love this man. 55:00 was hilarious. Feelings are fickle, no wonder he goes for Vipassana meditation for two months every year. You have to know yourself.

[@stephenkalatucka6213]

What if Google recommends he marry a girl. (eew, yucky)

[@fdasdf455555]

"Organisms are algorithms..."

[@chetanbiswas9076]

WOW, so true.

[@Stevehtegreatgr]

This is easily his most controversial statement. In biology organisms are thought as systems. Systems are very different than algorithms. They are made by algorithms but when those algorithms work in unison or in teams they produce different results than if they simply worked alone. In other words new unexpected properties arise in systems that are not predicted by the algorithms themselves. This feature of systems is called "emergence" and is pretty much why organisms are NOT algorithms, a bit of how a forest is not just a bunch of trees, it's a bunch of trees working together in a manner different than if they were as numerous get geographically displaced from one another. To explain a system you can't just explain the underlying algorithm, you should also explain how they interact together, in other words the emergent properties of the system and *then* you have something concrete to work with. Saying organisms are algorithms implies knowing how every algorithm individualy works would also give us how the organism works , which is nonsense. This is 19th CE reductionism. Organisms are NOT algorithms. Organisms are complex systems made from algorithms.

[@fdasdf455555]

WINDMILLDISM Intelligent response

[@DroCaMk3]

But if I understand his point right, he is not denying that the interplay between algorithms plays an important role, what he is saying that there is no "soul" core that remains when you take all the biological or biochemical processes away. And saying that a system (or organism) could be understood completely if all the algorithms AND their interplay were understood completely is not that radical, or is it?

[@DroCaMk3]

Okay I see, he does actually say this at the end. But I would give him the benefit of the doubt and say that he was abbreviating a lot there.

[@valdesarquitecto6966]

The religion must evolvolved. the ideas that we have about religion are from thousand of years ago. When we hadn´t science.

[@ivorybids698]

When man attempts to become God, there is no other peak to attain. It is the ultimate summit, for what is higher than this? At that point man will fall, because he has gained everything and when one has gained everything they end up with nothing. The paradox must complete its self.

[@Meekseek]

Chiron Last

[@ivorybids698]

@@Meekseekyes, one of the best guides.

[@r3dp1ll]

Sick man

[@lorenlee1674]

Definitely makes you think. Very worth listening

[@elmerfudd7202]

Mr. Harari is typical PhD. He has done an amazing amount of study and reading and very little of living life. Without direct experience even the most earnest of persons become a fountain of spurious and fascinating information with very little practical reality.

[@Amy-pj1zl]

Interesting viewpoint..

[@HiddenHandMedia]

He doesn't like people

[@newyork2021]

1 Corinthians 3:19 “For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.” King James Version (KJV)

[@TheElizabethashby]

THINKING TO BE WISE THEY BECOME FOOLS

[@solideogloria5553]

other rerligions are outdated because you think so, well I guess in liberal thinking you feel so. I would say no, The Bible is not outdated. Truth is eternal. We will all die, but the Creator and his word lives forever.

[@Fayarin]

34:50 The question 'what did religion discover the last century?' isn't a fair question. It's true that a lot of discoveries were done by religious scientists in earlier days, but this has far more to do with the role of religion in the public sphere and the power it has in society. When religion is largely in someones private life, like it is since the French revolution, we can't say religion didn't discover anything anymore, rather that the people discovering things aren't explicitly associated with religion, bc that isn't a powerful institution anymore in Western lives. Actually, in his whole talk he presents a technological version of the secularization thesis imho. Not only fundamentalist religious movements aren't sustainable, like ISIS, but we should rather say that fundamentalist movements that have a counter narrative dependant solely on the thing they oppose aren't forces for change in ideology. An example would be the punk movement. An example of a fundamentalist religious organization that managed to move into ideological change by means of i.e. politics would be the early Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.

[@andrewmartin6445]

It is a very stupid and dishonest question. The man's thinking is entirely governed by scientism, which shifts the function of science away from being a means of understanding the material world to being the sole supposed method of answering any conceivable question.

[@aliahmedyacin721]

This is amazing!

[@TheElizabethashby]

GOD JESUS GIVES EVERLASTING LIFE IF YOU BELIEVE IN HIM MAN CAN NOT GIVE THAT = WHETHER YOU BELIEVE IN GOD JESUS OR NOT HE MADE US ALL = I WILL FOLLOW GOD JESUS TRUE WORD RATHER THAN MAN

[@originaldondadda2327]

When he says they know you much better than you... who are " they ".... keep that in mind people.

[@NOODLEDOC1]

It’s not what religion has discovered in the past few centuries, but rather what people have discovered in it; a chance to live a life with dignity.

[@Washeek]

If all else fails, sure... It's a false dignity imo. Or rather the notion of dignity itself is false. It's always represented as this outward interaction when in truth it's always been an inward feeling. And the people who have inward dignity would have it even without religion and those that don't are instead mislead by religion's institutions (not religion itself). It's also pretty hard to distinguish a feeling of dignity with just plain ego. There's maybe a very small percentage of people that actually arrive at a balanced, dignified and enlightened state via religion, but idk if the cost of millions of others who are lying to themselves is justified.

[@ozimarco]

If other animals like a gorilla or a lion can have dignity without religion, then why not the human animal? After all, science has established that we are apes, albeit with a larger brain than our nearest cousins, the chimpanzees and bonobo. If you think animals do not have dignity, then we don't have it, either, whether with or without religion.

[@kindnessfirst9670]

"Sapiens" is a fascinating book.

[@colinstringer561]

If this was recommended to you by the youtube algorithm, and you are now watching, I guess through this video it's trying to tell you that it's your god now

[@veerswami7175]

😂😂😂😂

[@potato2248]

Very true

[@wthomas7955]

Yuval is great! Not so sure about the people in the audience.

[@nyomansujiartha404]

How can we make sure that inner voice come from a pure mind and a sincere heart?? Yuval Harari is talking about future civilization, not spirituality.

[@trueknowledgeseeker9822]

I am really sorry for his students , that must listen to him 😢😢😢