"Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow" Quotes
"Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow" explores potential future developments of humanity through advancements in technology, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology, questioning what the future holds for human evolution and society.
nonfiction | 450 pages | Published in 2017
Quotes
History began when humans invented gods, and will end when humans become gods.
The most common reaction of the human mind to achievement is not satisfaction, but craving for more.
We are more powerful than ever before, but have very little idea what to do with all that power.
In the twenty-first century, the real challenge is to deal with irrelevance.
Humans think in stories rather than in numbers, and the simpler the story, the better.
The most important question in twenty-first-century economics may well be what to do with all the superfluous people.
Once we know how to produce happiness, beauty, and truth in the laboratory, we should quickly be able to produce them also in our real lives.
As long as humans know how to use technology, they can always harness it to serve their needs.
There are no longer any natural habitats on Earth; there are only human habitats.
The greatest scientific discovery was the discovery of ignorance.
