Comments by "Emanon" (@Emanon...) on "Yuval Noah Harari: "This is the biggest threat to humanity right now"" video.

"There will be suffering" That's the motto of Israel towards Palestinians. I find it a bit jarring that this intellectual is never brought to task, let alone even asked, about the inhumane policies and actions of his own government. Hell, he probably even actively promoted these acts by serving himself. Nuance would be appreciated.
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@antindie That's going a bit far, I think. If you've served and you vote, I don't think it's unfair to ask "Hey, what do you think about this" in the context of tribe, nationhood, conflict and progress.
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The next evolution of humans is most definitely NOT coming naturally. We've effectively extinguished any and all selection pressures that would provide any advantages large enough to warrant "homo novus". If we don't select a cybernetic path of augmentation, however, there's a potential for targeted genetic screening and thus improvement in the not-so-distant future.
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@BradleyLayton In that case I stand corrected, although I've seen plenty of interviews and podcasts with him and I've never encountered him providing any criticism, even when there is relevant context. Can you provide a source I can check out? (Links are censored on YouTube)
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@macawism Of course I haven't. You shouldn't have to spend 100+ hours just to get a taste of an inclination towards a prolific person's standpoints.
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@BradleyLayton I guess any rational educated person would point out the absurdity in a "chosen people". Especially if you open up the discussion of what is "Jewish" ie. culture, Israel (nationality), genetics (which is a non-sequitor) or religion. The obfuscation is somewhat intentional in politics as we've seen many critics of Israel called Anti-semites because of criticism of Israeli policies alone... But I digress. I'm not entirely convinced that Harari is not a zionist and ultimately at odds with humanist values.
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