This does a really wonderful job of explaining it all, including the concept of “morality.” The audio version is available on Audible.
http://www.amazon.com/Sapiens-A-Brief-History-Humankind/dp/0062316095w
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That link didn’t work. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind - Wikipedia
It looks interesting. Imagine… all of civilization is ultimately founded on fiction… and we are where we are by virtue of our capacity to cooperate flexibly in large numbers, and our capacity to conceptualize and have faith in our concepts.
That link didn't work. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapiens:_A_Brief_History_of_Humankind It looks interesting. Imagine... all of civilization is ultimately founded on fiction... and we are where we are by virtue of our capacity to cooperate flexibly in large numbers, and our capacity to conceptualize and have faith in our concepts.Yes. Odd about the link. Glad you found the Wikipedia article. Lois