A beautiful, counterintuitive storyline

No other book has done so much to restore faith in humanity. The book elegantly dismantles the long-held theory that people are basically monsters that live their lives suppressing our desires to do evil.

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Great book!

This book really changed my world view. It's an huge antidote to cynicism and pessimism. Reading the introduction, I was very skeptical, but you have to keep your mind open and actually look at the evidences he presents.

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This book changed the way I see the world...

The proposition of the author and his reaearch is so good that one left with no other option but to question the way see humankind. Love it!

Inspiring view of Humanity. Must read.

Wonderfully researched! Humankind Debunks past ideologies and replaces them with heartwarming, thoughtful, and inspirational truths.

Humankind

The most impacting book I have ever read.
‘SAPIENS’ but with a heart!!
Realistic, well researched and well written!!

Amazing

Very well-written and well-researched. It's engaging and very insightful. The main thesis is that humans are good in nature. The book makes references to different periods of history to support its claim. The arguments in the book are very well-thought out and explained very clearly. I would recommend this to anyone. 10/10

Thoughtful and Intriguing

i thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is full of thoughtful analysis and insights. Well worth the listen.

Facts, History and Examples to backup every point.

I am overwhelmed by the information in this book, to the point of not being able to critique such simple things as it's structure or narration.

Makes you proud to be human, everyone should read it.

Interesting

I would have preferred to hear the author’s own voice. I don’t want to put people out of work, but when you’ve heard the person speak, there is a disconnect and a different cadence and tone than expected.
The book had so salient points and I found the re analysis of past studies very interesting.

Compelling, perhaps unconvincing.

Delves into many of the primary counter-arguments to what he is proposing; certainly changes my perspective on the possibility of humans actually being more geared towards connection and decency. Includes information I had not known before about some famous psychology experiments. Wish he had expanded on how our tendency towards connection can result in violence/cruelty to others. Unfortunately, the focus on narrative form ("I learned ____ then looked into ____ only to discover ____") and at times single-story evidence is not convincing for me. Also the author takes many opportunities to denounce belief in God, which I cannot see in any way contribute to his argument. In fact, I would say this is what primarily puts me at odds with his view since it seems selfish to add this in without it contributing, and actually detracting for me, to his argument. You don't need to affirm theism to be decent, but at least you can address your own biases. Additional to this is often strawman arguments made, not allowing for the strongest form of counter-argument to inform his theory. Still very much worth listening to and presents a cohesive presentation of something more people could put into practice to make our society better. Edit: After some consideration, the part about "Don't punch nazis" convinced me to boost my rating.