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17 connected korrents · 8 moments from 23 Jan 1657 to 22 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under government government Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under public debt public debt Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Belief held only on authority makes even a true belief a heresy Belief held only on authority makes even atrue belief a heresy JM John Milton — holds since c. 1644 — tap for who they are Same subject: Disbelieving a church ruling on a matter of fact is not heresy, though it may be presumptuous, because on facts that authority is not infallible — tap to centre the map on it Disbelieving a church ruling on amatter of fact is not heresy, thoughit may be presumptuous, because onfacts that authority is notinfallible Last stated 370 years ago 23 Jan 1657 BP Blaise Pascal — holds since 1657-01-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A true opinion becomes dead dogma if it is not fully, frequently and fearlessly discussed — tap to centre the map on it A true opinion becomes dead dogma ifit is not fully, frequently andfearlessly discussed JM John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1859 — 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: 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: No one with understanding could think a man believes in divine things yet not in gods — tap to centre the map on it No one with understanding couldthink a man believes in divinethings yet not in gods SO Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: No church's creed deserves belief; one's own mind is one's own church — tap to centre the map on it No church's creed deserves belief;one's own mind is one's own church TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1794 — tap for who they are Same subject: A wise ruler need not keep his word when it would harm him and its reasons are gone, because people are not wholly good — tap to centre the map on it A wise ruler need not keep his wordwhen it would harm him and itsreasons are gone, because people arenot wholly good NM Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1513–1514 — tap for who they are Same subject: Beyond the core of a revelation, everyone may believe its details or not as they like — tap to centre the map on it Beyond the core of a revelation,everyone may believe its details ornot as they like BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvementin AI models would create a bigincentive for some other parts ofthe world to invest a lot more incompute. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it A broken criminal justiceinstitution survives preciselybecause it serves the people who runit. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 RB Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it A government debt crisis ismeasurable and therefore visiblewell in advance; the diagnostic ismechanical rather than a matter ofjudgement. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Aug 2026 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. — tap to centre the map on it A government's debt dynamics are ahousehold's or a company's, exceptthat it can print money and tax --and those two powers are what changethe ending. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Aug 2026 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. — tap to centre the map on it A company can run on truth only ifits leader deeply desires it andrules with a firm hand rather thanby democracy. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Mar 2025 KG Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. — tap to centre the map on it A company is not a democracy: everyvoice should be heard and then oneperson decides, and the decisionshould not be the popular one. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation — tap to centre the map on it A conversation needs severallegitimate voices; if the people hasonly one, democracy becomesdictation YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Belief held only on authority makes even a true belief a heresy Last stated c. 1644 Holds John Milton Read this korrent →