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- Homo Deus –– Yuval Harari
- [[The Self]], too, is an imaginary story, just like nations, Gods and money. Humans are masters of [[cognitive dissonance]], we allow ourselves to believe one thing in the laboratory and an altogether different thing in the courthouse or parliament.
- Outgrowing God –– Richard Dawkins
- It's a shame that people don't realize which books got included in the "canon" and which books were left behind. Everything depends on the people writing it, the translations and the way it's interpreted. People conveniently pick and choose what aligns with their values and beliefs, even if it's not true. [[cognitive dissonance]]