MindMap Gallery A Brief History of Humanity - From Animals to God Reading Notes 4
This is a mind map of Reading Notes 4 about the brief history of human beings - from animals to God.
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The ice hockey schedule for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, featuring preliminary rounds, quarterfinals, and medal matches for both men's and women's tournaments from February 5–22. All game times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (EST).
A Brief History of Humanity - From Animals to God Reading Notes
Part 4 Scientific Revolution
Chapter 14 Discovering one’s ignorance
The difference between modern scientific knowledge system and previous knowledge system
Be willing to admit your ignorance, and no concept, idea or theory is unchallengeable
Scientific research methods are mainly observation of phenomena and mathematical explanation
Knowledge is power and can be converted into energy
Trust in technology and scientific research has almost become a new religious belief for mankind
Scientific research will definitely bring us strength. As long as we obtain and apply new knowledge, mankind will surely solve all problems. Poverty, disease, and war are all caused by ignorance.
Pros and Cons of Modern Scientific System
profit
More energy, flexibility and intellectual curiosity
Substantially improve human beings' ability to understand the world and their ability to innovate
Disadvantages
Fictional stories that allow humans to cooperate effectively are less useful
Research core of modern science
Collect various empirical observations, organize them using mathematical tools, and draw conclusions
Evaluation standards of modern science
Starting from practicality
The tool role of modern science
Tools for thinking about research
Tech Tools
The relationship between modern science, capital and military
The three integrate with each other and develop together
Economic, political and religious interests can be aided by scientific research
Scientific research requires funding and support from political and religious groups
achieve each other
Chapter 15 The marriage of science and empire
Why the Empire Funded Scientific Research
rationalize the empire
The new knowledge generated allows rulers to establish a progressive, positive and positive image to conceal their greedy nature.
Let the empire continue to grow
culturalism
Cultural discrimination replaces racial discrimination
Chapter 16 Capitalist Dogma
Trust is the only backing for money transactions
The impact of scientific development on the money system
Gaining new knowledge can make the future better
With the support of science and technology, the economy will definitely develop and improve.
Trust the future
Invest in the future
The rise of credit
Credit means investing current money now to buy future profits.
Increase real investment
Promote economic development
capitalist dogma
Profits from production must be reinvested to increase output
Capital is used to invest in reproduction
Wealth is used for consumption and hoarding
contradiction
Fundamental principles of capitalism: economic growth is the highest good
Capitalism is used to invest
Consumerism encourages people to consume more products and services
contradiction
Transforming imperialism into capitalism means transforming taxation into investment
People suffer from taxes and are happy to invest
High return on investment
The process of combining politics and capital
The amount of investment becomes larger
The credit system becomes complex
Emergence Ltd.
The financial system becomes more complex
new management system
Capital becomes stronger
Strong capital
The emergence of big companies
overseas expansion
mercenary army
The state serves capital
A country that serves capital is dominated by capitalists
pure capitalist features
Capital affects politics, politics cannot affect capital
free marketism
Ideal is different from reality
ideal state
Free marketism, the government governs by doing nothing, politics does not affect capital
real situation
Market forces without political control lead to disasters due to greed
Market forces that are not subject to political control cannot guarantee that profits will be obtained and distributed in a fair manner.
To ensure the trust of capital, politics will affect the market
virtuous circle