More Unites Us
Than Divides Us

Evolution has produced a remarkable set of traits shared by all humans everywhere – traits that reflect the journey of our mind and its adaptation to communal life. These commonalities manifest in interesting ways in every human culture and society.
See:

Genetics and Human Evolution
211 Universal Characteristics All Humans Share
Oral Culture
Pyramids: Stairway to the Gods
Pathways to Current Beliefs

We Are Problem Solvers:
Creativity from Crisis

We humans are a problem-solving animal. From magnificent Ice-Age cave art to the emergence of democracy from the Greek dark ages, our greatest developmental breakthroughs come on the heels of increased need.
See:

Homo Sapiens: The Hominid Survivor
Symbolic Language
Out of Africa
Paleolithic Beginnings
The Axial Age

Our History Is
One of Choices

The way our brains are “wired” to ensure the survival of our group can also bias our choices and impede our ability to solve today’s problems, which require a broader view.
See:

Thought and Language
The Axemaker’s Gift
Moral Tribes
The Rocky Road to a Sustainable Future
The Great Attention Heist

We are Capable of
Conscious Evolution

Fortunately, we inherit the ability to go beyond our biological inheritance and make the conscious choices necessary for our survival and development.
See:

Axial Age Thought
New World New Mind
Education for a Changing World
Creating a Learning Society
Doughnut Economics

We Benefit from
Our Multicultural History

As humans, we share a common biological and psychological heritage. But we are also molded by our families and culture, creating very different worldviews. These divisions loom large in the modern world, yet throughout history, civilizations have absorbed, selected and incorporated ideas and beliefs from each other. From ~2500 BCE until 431 CE, conflicts were more often territorial, than cultural.
See:

Journey of the Human Mind
Judaism
A Multicultural Story
Best Known Gospels
Judaism and Christianity in the Qur’an
The Journey of Classical Greek Culture to the West

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