Topic１Yuval Noah Harari “What explains the rise of humans?”
Q1. How much do you agree with the speaker’s idea that we can cooperate flexibly with countless numbers of strangers, because we alone, of all the animals on the planet, can create and believe fictions?
Q2. When and why did you stop believing in Santa?
Q3. What do you think is the most powerful fiction in human society?
Q4. What do you think explains the rise of humans in addition to fiction?
Q2. When and why did you stop believing in Santa?
Q3. What do you think is the most powerful fiction in human society?
Q4. What do you think explains the rise of humans in addition to fiction?
Q1. Do you agree with the speaker’s idea that you can have a fruitful discussion about a topic only if it doesn’t engage the identities of any of the participants?
Q2. Are you good at ‘‘keeping your identity small”? Please explain how good or bad your identity control is.
Q3. Do you think people should have some expertise to have opinion? Why do you think so?
Q4. What’s your identity? (e.g. work, music, family) Why do you think so?
Q2. Are you good at ‘‘keeping your identity small”? Please explain how good or bad your identity control is.
Q3. Do you think people should have some expertise to have opinion? Why do you think so?
Q4. What’s your identity? (e.g. work, music, family) Why do you think so?
