Image by Pete Linforth from PixabayHomo sapiens developed the ability to dominate the world over other species due to the development of cognitive skills. According to Yuval Noah Harari in 'Sapiens: A Brief History of Mankind,' the Cognitive Revolution, which began around 70,000 years ago, gave humans the ability to imagine abstract things, such as gods, nations, and money. This ability to imagine allowed us to create complex social structures and to cooperate on a scale that was never before po...

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