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← Believers should ask whether God's reward and punishment are their only reason to be good

17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 24 Mar 1789 to 18 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under AGI AGI Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under discipline discipline Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Believers should ask whether God's reward and punishment are their only reason to be good Believers should ask whether God's rewardand punishment are their only reason to begood RD Richard Dawkins — holds since c. 2006 — tap for who they are Same subject: Religious salvation has no point if it does not let one behave with love toward others, however they behave — tap to centre the map on it Religious salvation has no point ifit does not let one behave with lovetoward others, however they behave JB James Baldwin — holds since c. 1962–1963 — tap for who they are Same subject: In building AGI we seem to be building a God, and should ask now whether it can be a good one. — tap to centre the map on it In building AGI we seem to bebuilding a God, and should ask nowwhether it can be a good one. Last stated 12 years ago 16 Jan 2015 SH Sam Harris — holds since 2015-01-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good works should be taught, but not done to seek justification by them — tap to centre the map on it Good works should be taught, but notdone to seek justification by them ML Martin Luther — holds since c. 1520 — tap for who they are Same subject: If you are only asking for things you get, you are not asking for enough, and rejection should be courted deliberately. — tap to centre the map on it If you are only asking for thingsyou get, you are not asking forenough, and rejection should becourted deliberately. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is cynical to ask God to solve a problem we are not willing to solve ourselves. — tap to centre the map on it It is cynical to ask God to solve aproblem we are not willing to solveourselves. Last stated 8 months ago 1 Mar 2026 JT James Talarico — holds since 2026-03-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: God surely values one person growing in virtue more than restraining ten vicious ones — tap to centre the map on it God surely values one person growingin virtue more than restraining tenvicious ones JM John Milton — holds since c. 1644 — tap for who they are Same subject: Christians who sell enslaved families apart betray their own rule to do unto others as they would be done by — tap to centre the map on it Christians who sell enslavedfamilies apart betray their own ruleto do unto others as they would bedone by Last stated 238 years ago 24 Mar 1789 OE Olaudah Equiano — holds since 1789-03-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Blessedness is not the reward of virtue but virtue itself; we do not rejoice because we control our lusts, we control them because we rejoice — tap to centre the map on it Blessedness is not the reward ofvirtue but virtue itself; we do notrejoice because we control ourlusts, we control them because werejoice BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Follow your skill" is better advice for young people than "follow your passion". — tap to centre the map on it "Follow your skill" is better advicefor young people than "follow yourpassion". Last stated 10 months ago 9 Jan 2026 AB Andrew Bosworth — holds since 2026-01-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Proxy action" - an easy task that feels like progress - lets people avoid the hard work of actually making progress. — tap to centre the map on it "Proxy action" - an easy task thatfeels like progress - lets peopleavoid the hard work of actuallymaking progress. Last stated 2 months ago 8 Sept 2026 JF Jason Feifer — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Achievement is wonderful when you know why you pursue it, and a trap when you do not — tap to centre the map on it Achievement is wonderful when youknow why you pursue it, and a trapwhen you do not Last stated 11 years ago 27 May 2015 NP Natalie Portman — holds since 2015-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Career is a means for maximizing utility rather than an end in itself. — tap to centre the map on it Career is a means for maximizingutility rather than an end initself. Last stated a year ago 2 Oct 2025 AP Anne Helen Petersen — holds since 2025-10-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Equality's danger is absorbing people in permitted pleasures, which may enervate rather than corrupt the soul — tap to centre the map on it Equality's danger is absorbingpeople in permitted pleasures, whichmay enervate rather than corrupt thesoul AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it AI is not a limited-time sale: thepeople furthest along are workingharder than ever, and they need tostop harvesting dopamine as if itends in two weeks. Last stated 7 months ago 8 Apr 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task. — tap to centre the map on it An unstarted, unresolved task ismore mentally exhausting than almostany other kind of task. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Sept 2026 GR Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Effort that produces no visible improvement is being stored rather than wasted, because results arrive at a threshold instead of steadily. — tap to centre the map on it Effort that produces no visibleimprovement is being stored ratherthan wasted, because results arriveat a threshold instead of steadily. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Believers should ask whether God's reward and punishment are their only reason to be good Last stated c. 2006 Holds Richard Dawkins Read this korrent →