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17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 8 Jun 1637 to 1 Oct 2026.
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Read this korrent: A university cannot properly fulfil its object without the Church's help
A university cannot properly fulfil its object without the Church's help
JN
John Henry Newman — holds since c. 1852–1890 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Church should seek a place in secular schools rather than exclude literature from them — tap to centre the map on it
The Church should seek a place in secular schools rather than exclude literature from them
JN
John Henry Newman — holds since c. 1852–1890 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The fault lies with church methods and forms that obscure Christ's teachings, not with the teachings themselves — tap to centre the map on it
The fault lies with church methods and forms that obscure Christ's teachings, not with the teachings themselves
Last stated 121 years ago
22 May 1905
NI
Nitobe Inazō — holds since 1905-05-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The needs religion satisfies are not permanent and can be diminished and uprooted — tap to centre the map on it
The needs religion satisfies are not permanent and can be diminished and uprooted
FN
Friedrich Nietzsche — holds since c. 1878 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Restoring religion requires condemning the Church — tap to centre the map on it
Restoring religion requires condemning the Church
PP
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A university ought to be a place of free inquiry, and the better it does its other duties the more surely it will be — tap to centre the map on it
A university ought to be a place of free inquiry, and the better it does its other duties the more surely it will be
Last stated 160 years ago
1 Feb 1867
JM
John Stuart Mill — holds since 1867-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The churches as institutions are directly opposed to Christ's teaching — tap to centre the map on it
The churches as institutions are directly opposed to Christ's teaching
LT
Leo Tolstoy — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No one can be forced or legislated into blessedness; it needs education and free individual judgment — tap to centre the map on it
No one can be forced or legislated into blessedness; it needs education and free individual judgment
BS
Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Having a vigorous mind is not enough; what matters most is applying it rightly — tap to centre the map on it
Having a vigorous mind is not enough; what matters most is applying it rightly
Last stated 389 years ago
8 Jun 1637
RD
René Descartes — holds since 1637-06-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it
A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status.
Last stated a month ago
1 Oct 2026
AE
Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it
A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them.
Last stated a month ago
23 Sept 2026
JM
Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 2 months ago
22 Aug 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A persistently rising dividend yield eventually forces capital appreciation as the market rerates the stock. — tap to centre the map on it
A persistently rising dividend yield eventually forces capital appreciation as the market rerates the stock.
Last stated 8 months ago
3 Mar 2026
SB
Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A proof and an explanation are different things, and a theorem can stay an unsolved expository problem long after it is proved. — tap to centre the map on it
A proof and an explanation are different things, and a theorem can stay an unsolved expository problem long after it is proved.
Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
GS
Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
GS
Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on AI would be short-sighted, giving up on the problem too early. — tap to centre the map on it
A ban on AI would be short-sighted, giving up on the problem too early.
Last stated 3 years ago
25 May 2023
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Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2023-05-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A basic rule for better decisions is to slow down, especially when there is an immediate conviction. — tap to centre the map on it
A basic rule for better decisions is to slow down, especially when there is an immediate conviction.
Last stated 7 years ago
12 Oct 2019
DK
Daniel Kahneman — holds since 2019-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A choice with no immediate payoff is not necessarily a poor one: many extraordinary things come from what is first-order negative and second-order positive. — tap to centre the map on it
A choice with no immediate payoff is not necessarily a poor one: many extraordinary things come from what is first-order negative and second-order positive.
Last stated 11 years ago
12 Apr 2016
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Shane Parrish — holds since 2016-04-12 — tap for who they are
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