Yuval Harari Instagram – Describing history as a “chain of events” is a terrible metaphor. It’s more like the vast roots of a big tree, where numerous causes come together to shape an event and countless consequences branch out. Single-cause explanations for events in history are more akin to conspiracy theories than actual science.
Watch the rest of the interview with @arimelber on @msnbc, through the link in the bio.
Filmed on November 14th, 2023.
#history #chainofevents #metaphor #conspiracytheory #historyfacts | Posted on 12/Dec/2023 20:57:38
