Human Beings Are Idiots

Download or read book Human Beings Are Idiots written by John D Erickson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-05 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just a few hundred years ago, nearly everyone in the Western world was completely convinced that the Earth was at the center of the universe. Why? That is what they were taught to believe and that is the way the world looks and feels. Today, nearly everyone in the Western world believes that human beings are intelligent, individual entities. Why? That is what they were taught to believe and that is the way the world looks and feels. The lesson to be learned from our ancestors is that what may seem "obvious" to many is not always true. In order to develop a more effective understanding of ourselves and the world we live in, sometimes we need to look beyond the obvious...