"After all, when —the Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become' He resolved to —wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created – and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground – for I regret that I have made them' (Genesis 6:7). The Bible thinks it is perfectly all right to destroy all animals as punishment for the crimes of Homo sapiens, as if the existence of giraffes, pelicans and ladybirds has lost all purpose if humans misbehave. The Bible could not imagine a scenario in which God repents having created Homo sapiens, wipes this sinful ape off the face of the earth, and then spends eternity enjoying the antics of ostriches, kangaroos and panda bears."

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About Yuval Noah Harari

Yuval Noah Harari is an Israeli historian and public intellectual known for Sapiens, Homo Deus, and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. He teaches at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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