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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harari say is the bedrock of liberal democracy?

2. Humanism claims that instead of looking to a supreme being or authority to define meaning, people should rely on _______.

3. What did philosophers and prophets believe would happen if people stopped believing in a great cosmic plan?

4. For what purpose is the U.S. military experimenting with implanting computer chips in the brains of soldiers?

5. What is the danger humans face as intelligence and consciousness are uncoupled?

Short Essay Questions

1. What experience changed journalist Sally Adee's life after she tested the battlefield simulator in Ohio?

2. With the decoupling of intelligence and consciousness, what is the risk to humans?

3. Politicians and economists insist growth is vital for what three reasons?

4. What are the two religions Harari says will develop to take the place of traditional religion?

5. What happens when everyone begins using the same oracle and believing the same oracle?

6. In the mid-twentieth century, what was the treatment used for individuals with epilepsy when all other treatments failed?

7. What is the crucial problem that may prevent humans from finding employment?

8. What is evolutionary humanism?

9. What is the "Our Boys Didn't Die in Vain" syndrome?

10. What experiments are the U.S. military currently studying in relation to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the concept of the Problem of Other Minds.

Essay Topic 2

Explain Harari's concept of intersubjective reality.

Essay Topic 3

What does Harari mean when he claims that human beings have given up meaning for power?

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