# Stories of humanity agree on the what but differ on the why Example: Why despotism arose in humanity The rise of science * [[Fifty Years Hence]] * [[Sapiens]] * [[Guns Germs and Steel]] * [[Beginnings of Infinity]] <!-- #evergreen --> [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Stories+of+humanity+agree+on+the+what+but+differ+on+the+why) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Stories+of+humanity+agree+on+the+what+but+differ+on+the+why) <!-- {BearID:5FF87404-1B53-4A76-85E6-4F76A44D3E7F-19569-0003CC891F858B0D} -->