#society #humans # [[Epistemic status]] #shower-thought # Related # Story >Sometimes the strict scientific viewpoint is hopelessly useless, even if it’s correct. That’s a dilemma. As I said, the human condition is, by its very nature, one of believing in a myth. And we’re permanently trapped in that condition, which makes life rather interesting. >~ [[Douglas Hofstadter - I Am a Strange Loop]] >Without an ability to compose fiction, Neanderthals were unable to cooperate effectively in large numbers, nor could they adapt their social behaviour to rapidly changing challenges. >~ [[Yuval Noah Harari]]  Stories are what makes [[Cooperation]] possible.  *Humans think in stories rather than in facts, numbers, or equations, and the simpler the story, the better.* ~ [[Yuval Noah Harari]]  *There are no gods in the universe, no nations, no [[Money]], no human rights, no laws, and no justice outside the common imagination of human beings.*