I had never thought of the stories we tell in this way; never considered how human cultures—our various concepts of religion, currency, nations, human rights, laws, city limits, etc—really only exist in our mammoth collective imaginations. THAT storytelling power alone separates us from the apes. Consider the all mighty dollar for example. TED talk presenter Yuval Noah Harari points out that money is the only story we ALL believe…
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“History began when humans
invented gods, and will end when
humans become gods.” ~ Yuval Noah Harari
Thanks to my friend Sara Buldoc for pointing me to this TED talk.