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Where Is History Heading?

Where is humankind heading? Toward the Shangri-la envisioned by techno-utopians? Toward something closer to the apocalypse? And does our knowledge of human history help answer such questions? Acclaimed political scientist Francis Fukuyama, author of The End of History and the Last Man, and Robert Wright, author of Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny, come together to consider the shape of things to come—and to ponder the question of whether the direction of history to date suggests that there may in some sense be a larger purpose unfolding on this planet through the workings of nature, including human nature. Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero) and Francis Fukuyama (Stanford University) 10:44 Revisiting Frank’s “End of History” thesis 11:49 Trump, China, and the threat of illiberal democracy 7:45 Frank: The singularity is an “idiotic” idea 10:02 Should we fear homemade eugenics? 5:04 Why Americans need to improve their moral imaginations 4:07 Does religion unite more than it divides?