Origins of Civilization, Future of Money, & The Sacred | Zack Baker (#60)

Zack Baker is a writer and researcher who works with Center Studies. Humans are unique: we have language, money, and culture. How did we get here? And what might the future look like? In this podcast, expect to learn about how civilization got off the ground, a theory of how language could have emerged, why humans have a unique ability to defer violence, the role of religion and the sacred, the future of money and politics, and more... Timestamps: 00:00 Center Studies' Radical Hypothesis on Human Nature 05:59 Humans' Unique Capacity for Shared Attention 10:18 The Emergence of Language 17:25 How Civilization Defers Violence Through Language 25:37 Religion, Liberalism, Planetary Governance 27:10 Long-Term Projects and Meaningful Human Teams 32:02 Jesus Christ and a Post-Sacrificial World 33:26 Inventing New Ways of Thinking and Speaking 38:02 Fiat Currency and the End of Money 44:31 Future of Currency and Civilization Find Zack -twitter: @zackabaker Find Center Studies -twitter: @centerstudy_ -website: https://centerstudycenter.xyz/