In this “episode” I announce and provide a description of a new podcast that I have just launched called “The Meek will inherit the Earth” Contact: [email protected] * Spotify * Amazon Music https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meek-will-inherit-the-earth/id1643067531 https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3231716

Back in episode seven I noted that Harari misquoted Jesus in his book. I used it as an opportunity to compare Harari’s predicted future (that the biologically or technologically enhanced will take over the world) with Jesus’s predicted future (that the meek will inherit the earth). In this episode we will attempt to discuss Jesus’s prediction in more detail without getting stuck on theology. We will go further and discuss a common pitfall on the evolutionary journey to becoming the new Homo...

Back in Episode 10 I misquoted Charles Darwin. The quotes I used were widely attributed to Darwin on the Internet however, it turns out they are not actually things that Darwin said. In this episode, we will discuss these quotes and we will also take the opportunity to dive a little deeper into the life and times of Charles Darwin.  Contact: [email protected] Transcript: https://brianpracticingforpeace.medium.com/

This episode will answer a question from a listener. “What about oppression and exploitation by the rich and powerful? And what about wars to steal resources? In the podcast you talk about how our problems come from us, from human nature. But surely there is oppression and exploitation by the rich and powerful that needs to be called out. Do not those who are enforcing and benefiting from the structures of injustice bear extra responsibility?" Contact:...

This extended trailer episode discusses what Seasons 2 is all about. Each episode of season two will take a deeper dive on key topics discussed in Season 1. This trailer also provides a reminder on what this podcast is all about – Homo sapiens as we know them are not well fit for earthly ecosystems therefore, we are in the process of being replaced by a descendent species that has better cooperation skills.  Each of us has the opportunity to participate in and help accelerate this...

In episode #10 we completed our review of Harari’s book, but there is still a little bit more to talk about. Throughout this podcast I have referred to re-training our desires and learning new methods of cooperating, but I haven’t discussed many...

Having established that humanism is in decline, Harari addresses the question, ‘what new religions or ideologies might fill the resulting vacuum?’ Two religions that are already here and may step forward are Techno-Humanism and the Data Religion. We...

In this chapter 9 of his book, Harari discusses the threats posed by Artificial Intelligence including (1) undermining our understanding of ourselves as individuals, (2) eliminating employment for the majority of humanity and (3) taking over the world...

In chapter 8 of his book, Harari describes how advances in science are undermining the ‘facts’ that Humanism depends on. When these advances result in changes to everyday technology, routine activities and economic structures, it is hard to see how...

In chapter 7 of his book, Harari gives his fullest description of the Humanist religion. In modern society, humanity plays the role that God used to play in monotheism. This transition, started in Europe, lead to important changes in the way Ethics,...

In chapter 6 of his book, Harari sums up our current predicament well. Modernity is a deal he tells us - humans give up meaning in exchange for power. This deal is fuelled by economic growth and the hope of endless future economic growth. The nemesis of...

In chapter 5 of his book, Harari talks about the relationship between science and religion. It seems that people have already said a million times everything there is to say about this question. Yet in practice Harari tells us, science and religion are...

In chapter 4 of his book, Harari explains how ancient Sumerian gods are similar to today’s corporations.  This sounds odd at first, but Harari explains how both the Sumerian god Enki and the modern Apple corporation can accomplish a great deal – if we...

What is unique about Homo sapiens that enables them to dominate all the other animals? People often guess tool production or intelligence. But Harari explains that the real answer is that we are able to cooperate flexibly in a way that no other animal...

This episode focuses on chapter two of Harari’s book, the Anthropocene, the age of man. Harari observes that the world is now mainly populated by humans and their domesticated animals. Wild animals exist only on the margins, and many of them have gone...

In his book, Harari claims that war, plague and famine are the three great challenges that humanity has faced and that we have now largely overcome them. Therefore, in the future, humanity will be, and already are, focused on immortality, happiness and...

This extended trailer episode discusses what this podcast is all about and who would be interested in it. It also discusses the evolutionary disruption that the grey wolves encountered and asks, whether there are lessons we can learn from the wolves?