Imagine a being that is new to earth. Intelligent but ignorant. Which books would you suggest that would give a broad overview of the Solar System, Planet, Ecosystems, Weather, Animals, Humans, History, and the human condition?
I’d probably just show them the movie Idiocracy and ask them if they can nuke us from orbit at this point.
LocksmithSure4396 on
Not quite what you’re asking but Humans by Matt Haig is about an alien who learns about human culture
mindbodyproblem on
It’s a good question. You’d think there’d be a collection of books that everyone might agree is a good place to start, but really a lot of knowledge is scattered in many books. The closest thing I guess would be an encyclopedia (do they still make those?), but good luck reading one of those.
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I’d probably just show them the movie Idiocracy and ask them if they can nuke us from orbit at this point.
Not quite what you’re asking but Humans by Matt Haig is about an alien who learns about human culture
It’s a good question. You’d think there’d be a collection of books that everyone might agree is a good place to start, but really a lot of knowledge is scattered in many books. The closest thing I guess would be an encyclopedia (do they still make those?), but good luck reading one of those.