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17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 1 Feb 1867 to 17 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under AI sentience AI sentience Everything filed under America America Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A wise person proportions their belief to the evidence A wise person proportions their belief tothe evidence DH David Hume — holds since c. 1748 — tap for who they are Same subject: Confidence in a belief reflects the coherence of the story the mind built, not the quality of the evidence — tap to centre the map on it Confidence in a belief reflects thecoherence of the story the mindbuilt, not the quality of theevidence DK Daniel Kahneman — holds since c. 2011 — tap for who they are Same subject: Basing beliefs on personal intuition and revelation substitutes anecdote and authority for evidence and reason — tap to centre the map on it Basing beliefs on personal intuitionand revelation substitutes anecdoteand authority for evidence andreason Last stated 11 years ago 12 Oct 2015 KS Kathryn Schulz — holds since 2015-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A liberal divorce law is wise — tap to centre the map on it A liberal divorce law is wise ES Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are Same subject: The mind of the superior person is set on what is right; the mind of the petty person is set on gain — tap to centre the map on it The mind of the superior person isset on what is right; the mind ofthe petty person is set on gain CO Confucius — holds since c. 551–479 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: People come to belief in different ways: some through philosophy, some through argument, some through exhortation — tap to centre the map on it People come to belief in differentways: some through philosophy, somethrough argument, some throughexhortation I( Ibn Rushd (Averroes) — holds since c. 1126–1195 — tap for who they are Same subject: Wisdom is discerning what is true in whatever one learns, from whoever says it — tap to centre the map on it Wisdom is discerning what is true inwhatever one learns, from whoeversays it TH Thiruvalluvar — holds since c. 450–500 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion — tap to centre the map on it A little philosophy inclines themind to atheism, but depth inphilosophy brings it back toreligion FB Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — tap for who they are Same subject: Educate people to be capable and sensible, and they will make themselves capable professionals — tap to centre the map on it Educate people to be capable andsensible, and they will makethemselves capable professionals Last stated 160 years ago 1 Feb 1867 JM John Stuart Mill — holds since 1867-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmicstakes, privileged knowledge,personal vocation and an imperativeto act can license extraordinarybehavior when it conflicts withordinary constraints. Last stated 2 weeks ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person's death, more than their life, is what turns them into a viral, revered symbol. — tap to centre the map on it A person's death, more than theirlife, is what turns them into aviral, revered symbol. Last stated 9 months ago 14 Jan 2026 BT Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-01-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A religion cannot revive itself by encouraging its members to have more children. — tap to centre the map on it A religion cannot revive itself byencouraging its members to have morechildren. Last stated a month ago 24 Aug 2026 RB Ryan Burge — holds since 2026-08-24 — 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 policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated a month ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Aug 2026 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in ata reasonable cost and every lineafter it does not, because thefollow-up outgrows the in-house teamthat oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Dec 2024 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI systems are not sentient, and the odds of them being sentient are vanishingly small. — tap to centre the map on it AI systems are not sentient, and theodds of them being sentient arevanishingly small. Last stated a month ago 31 Aug 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: An AI's sympathy and a friend's are not the same act: one is a learned pattern about what to say, the other rests on having felt the thing. — tap to centre the map on it An AI's sympathy and a friend's arenot the same act: one is a learnedpattern about what to say, the otherrests on having felt the thing. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Aug 2026 FL Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Calling an intelligent, self-aware being legal property does not resolve whether it has an interest in freedom. — tap to centre the map on it Calling an intelligent, self-awarebeing legal property does notresolve whether it has an interestin freedom. Last stated 2 months ago 24 Jul 2026 PS Peter Singer — holds since 2026-07-24 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A wise person proportions their belief to the evidence Last stated c. 1748 Holds David Hume Read this korrent →