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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 11 Sept 1893 to 20 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about religion.

Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under demographics demographics Everything filed under America America Everything filed under immigration immigration Everything filed under Psychotherapy Psychotherapy Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Conversion is the process by which a divided, unhappy self becomes unified and happy through a firmer hold on religious realities Conversion is the process by which adivided, unhappy self becomes unified andhappy through a firmer hold on religiousrealities WJ William James — holds since c. 1902 — 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: 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: All religions should be accepted as true, not merely tolerated — tap to centre the map on it All religions should be accepted astrue, not merely tolerated Last stated 133 years ago 11 Sept 1893 SV Swami Vivekananda — holds since 1893-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Americans have largely stopped belonging to religions and attending services without becoming non-believers. — tap to centre the map on it Americans have largely stoppedbelonging to religions and attendingservices without becomingnon-believers. Last stated a month ago 20 Aug 2026 RB Ryan Burge — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Andean religion was essentially monotheistic: one fanged creator deity stands behind cultures separated by thousands of years. — tap to centre the map on it Andean religion was essentiallymonotheistic: one fanged creatordeity stands behind culturesseparated by thousands of years. Last stated 2 years ago 30 Sept 2024 EB Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Assimilation should never require an immigrant to give up their religion or their heritage. — tap to centre the map on it Assimilation should never require animmigrant to give up their religionor their heritage. Last stated 6 months ago 9 Apr 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Christianity is a fighting religion — tap to centre the map on it Christianity is a fighting religion CL C. S. Lewis — holds since c. 1942–1952 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together. — tap to centre the map on it A good life is forged from the verythings that make it hard, since joyand pain in relationships cometogether. Last stated 4 years ago 13 Jan 2023 RW Robert Waldinger — holds since 2023-01-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. — tap to centre the map on it A good life rests on things thatdemand skill and effort from you,not on goods that arrive requiringnone. Last stated 2 years ago 16 May 2024 LS L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2024-05-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good will seems to be the indispensable condition of even deserving happiness — tap to centre the map on it A good will seems to be theindispensable condition of evendeserving happiness IK Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1785 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most people should get married and have kids much earlier than the current average, and have more of them. — tap to centre the map on it Most people should get married andhave kids much earlier than thecurrent average, and have more ofthem. Last stated 2 years ago 13 Jan 2025 KD Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2024-12-29 — tap for who they are KD Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2025-01-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: The harm done by low fertility is that people end up with fewer children than they wanted, not that a society runs short of workers. — tap to centre the map on it The harm done by low fertility isthat people end up with fewerchildren than they wanted, not thata society runs short of workers. Last stated 12 months ago 14 Oct 2025 LS Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A mass death does not by itself produce a boom afterwards: expecting a pandemic to renew an economy on its own misreads what followed the Black Death. — tap to centre the map on it A mass death does not by itselfproduce a boom afterwards: expectinga pandemic to renew an economy onits own misreads what followed theBlack Death. Last stated 6 years ago 4 Jun 2020 AP Ada Palmer — holds since 2020-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: An athlete who moves his family across the country for a few million dollars more is trading a life that loves him for money that will not improve it. — tap to centre the map on it An athlete who moves his familyacross the country for a few milliondollars more is trading a life thatloves him for money that will notimprove it. Last stated 10 months ago 15 Dec 2025 ML Michael Lewis — holds since 2025-12-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Happier couples respond to a partner's lapses by assuming distraction or tiredness rather than indifference. — tap to centre the map on it Happier couples respond to apartner's lapses by assumingdistraction or tiredness rather thanindifference. Last stated a month ago 2 Sept 2026 RH Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A partner's difficult trait becomes tolerable only if their good qualities outweigh it and you don't feel alone dealing with its effects. — tap to centre the map on it A partner's difficult trait becomestolerable only if their goodqualities outweigh it and you don'tfeel alone dealing with its effects. Last stated 2 weeks ago 20 Sept 2026 HN Haley Nahman — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Conversion is the process by which a divided, unhappy self becomes unified and happy through a firmer hold on religious realities Last stated c. 1902 Holds William James Read this korrent →