Nature of man Quote by Yuval Noah Harari

“The uniquely human ability to collectively believe in myths allows strangers to cooperate.”

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“Large numbers of strangers can cooperate successfully by believing in common myths. Any”

— Yuval Noah Harari

“Any large-scale human cooperation - whether a modern state, a medieval church, an ancient city or an archaic tribe - is rooted in common…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“Myths tell us what those like us have done, can do, should do. Without myths to lead the way, we hesitate to leap forward.…

— N.K. Jemisin

“how does one convince millions of people to believe particular stories about gods, or nations, or limited liability companies? Yet when it succeeds, it…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“The most invidious myth of our civilization is the idea that any form of social contract can substitute for unrelenting moment-to-moment awareness by each…

— Marco Vassi

“you cannot organise masses of people effectively without relying on some fictional myths.”

— Yuval Noah Harari

“Stories are a communal currency of humanity.”

— Tahir Shah

There's a reason that all societies and cultures and small bands of humans engage in myth-making. Fundamentally, it is to help us understand ourselves.

— Philipp Meyer

“Myths may not satisfy the demands of rationality or science, but they contain profound wisdom - provided one believes they do and is willing…

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“For most of human history, myths have survived through changing times because they did not demand to be seen as a literal retelling of…

— Jonah Sachs

“Not all stories need to be shared, because the act of sharing makes them vulnerable to change and exploitation.”

— Hope Nicholson