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← Being intellectual does not necessarily mean suspending judgment; the intellect craves certainty

17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 13 May 2007 to 29 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under education education Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Everything filed under AI and human skill AI and human skill Everything filed under metascience metascience Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Being intellectual does not necessarily mean suspending judgment; the intellect craves certainty Being intellectual does not necessarilymean suspending judgment; the intellectcraves certainty RB Randolph Bourne — holds since c. 1917–1918 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being an intellectual is not the same as being smart — tap to centre the map on it Being an intellectual is not thesame as being smart Last stated 18 years ago 1 Jun 2008 WD William Deresiewicz — holds since 2008-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Our passions may and must decide a genuine option that intellect cannot settle — tap to centre the map on it Our passions may and must decide agenuine option that intellect cannotsettle WJ William James — holds since c. 1879–1896 — tap for who they are Same subject: Knowledge and virtue are different things, and intellectual refinement is not moral goodness — tap to centre the map on it Knowledge and virtue are differentthings, and intellectual refinementis not moral goodness JN John Henry Newman — holds since c. 1852–1890 — tap for who they are Same subject: Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness. — tap to centre the map on it Thinking, judgement and knowledgeare worth pursuing for the joy inthem, not in order to defend humanuniqueness. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 LS L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A truth stays true whoever holds it; people should be judged by the truth, not the truth by its holders — tap to centre the map on it A truth stays true whoever holds it;people should be judged by thetruth, not the truth by its holders AL Al-Ghazali — holds since c. 1106–1111 — tap for who they are Same subject: Having no definite convictions does not make the mind freer; a believer is readier and wittier — tap to centre the map on it Having no definite convictions doesnot make the mind freer; a believeris readier and wittier GC G. K. Chesterton — holds since c. 1905 — tap for who they are Same subject: Overturned findings do not make knowledge entirely uncertain; we are approaching the truth asymptotically — tap to centre the map on it Overturned findings do not makeknowledge entirely uncertain; we areapproaching the truth asymptotically Last stated a month ago 29 Sept 2026 SA Samuel Arbesman — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being smart and competent makes someone right more often, but not right every time. — tap to centre the map on it Being smart and competent makessomeone right more often, but notright every time. Last stated 5 years ago 27 Feb 2022 NN Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it A better school looks more like theold-fashioned schoolhouse than likeproject work; the more schoolresembles free play, the worse itgets. Last stated 5 months ago 27 May 2026 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A billboard buys only short, shallowawareness, so it does not work foreducation or for a startup beforeproduct-market fit. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 EK Emily Kramer — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A clear explanation alone does not usually make people understand a scientific idea. — tap to centre the map on it A clear explanation alone does notusually make people understand ascientific idea. Last stated 9 years ago 3 Dec 2017 AS Alom Shaha — holds since 2017-12-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failurefor their mistakes does not help;every CEO makes thousands ofmistakes Last stated 14 years ago 15 Jun 2012 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about wherea component belongs is a personalassumption and does not mean thatthe market or the users will reactto the component that way. Last stated 7 months ago 2 Apr 2026 MS Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's PRs should be verysmall and manageable if the designeris not comfortable reviewing orwriting the code themselves. Last stated 5 months ago 26 May 2026 AM Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. — tap to centre the map on it A slot machine triggers the brain’slearning and curiosity pathwayswhile teaching nothing, and thatone-way exchange is what makes itcontemptuous of the player. Last stated 13 years ago 3 Jul 2013 RK Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff — tap to centre the map on it Acquiring insight into how thingswork is a worthwhile effort initself, not only for any payoff Last stated 19 years ago 17 Oct 2007 PB Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows — tap to centre the map on it Advancing in life depends more onwhat one learns later than on whatone already knows Last stated 19 years ago 13 May 2007 CM Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Being intellectual does not necessarily mean suspending judgment; the intellect craves certainty Last stated c. 1917–1918 Holds Randolph Bourne Read this korrent →