Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

2011 • 443 pages

Ratings1,033

Average rating4.2

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This book twists facts, makes them up, and then completely baseless speculation as fact about the past in order to push the author's story & agenda. There's no evidence for most of the story in the book. For example, the idea that we have any clue about the daily agenda, thoughts, skills, and education of some hominid 2 million years ago or 50,000 years ago is absurd. Facts everywhere are twisted to fit the story, like the history of colonialism which is whitewashed to be seen as a natural consequence of the scientific prowess of the colonizers. Or the fact that racism today is downplayed as cultural rather than based on skin color.

September 4, 2018