30d • General discussion
Discussion board for "Homo Sapiens and the Search for Meaning"
This will be our first discussion board over our first topic. To make sure contributions are meaningful and organized, please make sure to read the essay, watch the lecture, look into the further readings and videos.
If you have any questions about what you read in this lesson, I will be excited to answer them below.
In the meantime, here are some questions to get you thinking about these materials and how they relate to your personal life:
1. What kinds of cultural knowledge do you think humans must inherit (not reinvent) in order to function well in modern society? Which pieces of that knowledge do you feel you never received?
2. In your opinion, what are the most important “shared stories” or norms a society needs in order to stay stable? Do you think we still have those today?
3. Henrich argues that groups with better norms and cooperation out-compete others. What cultural traits do you think give a group an advantage today—and which traits put people at a disadvantage?
4. Harari says humans depend on shared fictions to cooperate. What shared fiction (nation, religion, money, science, identity) do you personally rely on the most? Which ones have lost their power?
5. Imagine you’re designing a “starter pack” of cultural information to give a child born today. What 5–10 pieces of wisdom, norms, or skills would you include—and why?
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Discussion board for "Homo Sapiens and the Search for Meaning"
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