? We have been reminding ourselves: "The future is here!" We have even begun to fear artificial intelligence, worrying that the future of mankind will be controlled by robots as described in science fiction blockbusters.

? Fear comes from ignorance. Instead of hearing what others say, it is better to read "A Brief History of the Future" and listen to the wise reasoning of Israeli writer Yuval Noah Harar. Junhong Lin Mr.'s smooth and precise translation not only allows us to feel the author's profound knowledge, but also allows us to appreciate the humor and fun of his writing style.

? The author takes readers back to the past and looks forward to the future.

·For thousands of years, mankind has been facing three major problems: famine, plague and war. They have always been a major concern for mankind.

·At the beginning of the third millennium, mankind suddenly realized something amazing: we have successfully curbed famine, plague, and war. Although it is not a complete solution, it is enough to completely deal with it.

·History will not allow a vacuum. If famine, plague, and war are less likely to occur, something else must become a new human issue.

·The current important issue is to protect human beings and the earth from being harmed by human beings' own power. Humanity has realized that astonishing economic growth has caused the earth's ecological balance to lose balance, although humankind's ability to cope with the three major problems of the past millennium is attributed to rapid economic growth.

·Human beings are rarely truly content. Every time a certain achievement is achieved, the most common reaction of the human brain is not to be satisfied, but to want more.

·Success breeds ambition. We have reached unprecedented prosperity, health and harmony. Based on mankind’s past records and existing values, we can boldly speculate that the new issues in the future of mankind will be: immortality, Happiness and incarnation as God.

·After reducing famine, disease and war, we hope to overcome old age and even death. Our ideology values ??human life and will never accept death easily. Modern science, such as genetic engineering and nanotechnology, are working hard in this regard.

·After saving mankind from various misfortunes, we will hope to find the key to happiness and make mankind happy. On a psychological level, happiness depends on your expectations; on a physical level, we feel happy because we feel pleasure.

·In order to overcome old age and pain, human beings must control their own biological matrix like gods, acquire god-like creativity and destructive power, and evolve "Homo sapiens" into "Sapiens".

·Can development put the brakes on? It seems not possible. If growth stops, the economy will collapse. The economy needs to continue to grow forever, and it also needs issues that can last forever - the pursuit of immortality, happiness and divinity.

·The future described in the book is only the "future" of the past. It is a future based on the thoughts and hopes of the past 300 years. It is based on the new ideas and new hopes that will be born in the 21st century. The real future may be completely different from the past.

The only constant fact in history is that everything will change. This is what Buddhism calls "impermanence."