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Book: 20200825 to 20200906, "The Lessons Of History" by Will Durant

20200825 - I.    Hesitations History contains almost everything. There is no way to figure out all details, and it's not possible to understand the relationships of all events and all persons. However, based on what we know, we still can do some meaningful guess, and then learn a lot from history. 20200825 - II.   History and the Earth Climate, Geology and Geography are the root causes of human history evolution. But Will & Durant overestimated the power of technology. Technology helps to overcome natural obstacles a bit, but it cannot bypass them. So, it's better moving to Pymble than moving to Dural. Especially under the threat of Global Warming. 20200827 - III.  Biology and History Natural selection is everywhere, all the time. It happens among different species, races, nations, companies, etc. The organizations which have higher productivity can survive and grow. That means, the individuals in the organizations need to trust each other. The more trust, the better. (&quo