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behavioural science Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Counting every being that can suffer, and applying consistent moral weights, yields conclusions its own defenders find uncomfortable and cannot fully endorse. Counting every being that can suffer, and applying consistent moral weights, yields conclusions its own defenders find uncomfortable and cannot fully endorse. Last stated 5 years ago
2 Feb 2022
HK
Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2022-02-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The documented torture of farmed animals is unacceptable, whether or not one thinks animals have personalities — tap to centre the map on it The documented torture of farmed animals is unacceptable, whether or not one thinks animals have personalities Last stated 17 years ago
27 Oct 2009
NP
Natalie Portman — holds since 2009-10-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Letting one calculation take over a giving decision is disturbing, and there is still a strong case for it if you want your ethics to be principled and about other people. — tap to centre the map on it Letting one calculation take over a giving decision is disturbing, and there is still a strong case for it if you want your ethics to be principled and about other people. Last stated 5 years ago
15 Feb 2022
HK
Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2022-02-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People trying to ascribe religious force or a surrender of human judgment to AI models is, he thinks, a real safety issue. — tap to centre the map on it People trying to ascribe religious force or a surrender of human judgment to AI models is, he thinks, a real safety issue. Last stated 3 weeks ago
3 Oct 2026
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2026-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being. — tap to centre the map on it Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being. Last stated 9 months ago
14 Jan 2026
BT
Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-01-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve. — tap to centre the map on it Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: One vivid, disturbing case outweighs all the statistics in how people judge a technology, and that instinct should be resisted rather than indulged. — tap to centre the map on it One vivid, disturbing case outweighs all the statistics in how people judge a technology, and that instinct should be resisted rather than indulged. Last stated 3 months ago
20 Jul 2026
PB
Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Longtermism, which treats fulfilling humanity's long-term potential as the overriding moral priority, is a worldview worth defending. — tap to centre the map on it Longtermism, which treats fulfilling humanity's long-term potential as the overriding moral priority, is a worldview worth defending. Last stated 5 years ago
19 Oct 2021
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Émile P. Torres — no longer holds since 2021-10-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans are bound to suffer from greed, inflict injustice, and harbor phobias — tap to centre the map on it Humans are bound to suffer from greed, inflict injustice, and harbor phobias Last stated 5 years ago
13 Dec 2021
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2021-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Effective altruism's work on the far future is not a bait and switch hiding behind its work on global health; both halves are worth defending. — tap to centre the map on it Effective altruism's work on the far future is not a bait and switch hiding behind its work on global health; both halves are worth defending. Last stated 3 years ago
28 Nov 2023
SA
Scott Alexander — holds since 2023-11-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Factory farming of animals will be looked back on as a relic of a less-evolved age — tap to centre the map on it Factory farming of animals will be looked back on as a relic of a less-evolved age Last stated 17 years ago
27 Oct 2009
NP
Natalie Portman — holds since 2009-10-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Farm animal welfare tends to improve when an animal's stress directly and measurably reduces farmers' economic productivity. — tap to centre the map on it Farm animal welfare tends to improve when an animal's stress directly and measurably reduces farmers' economic productivity. Last stated 6 months ago
1 May 2026
EN
Elizabeth Van Nostrand — holds since 2026-05-01 — 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 cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
VR
Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A faith with a good God but without sin, hell, the devil or redemption is a boys' philosophy — tap to centre the map on it A faith with a good God but without sin, hell, the devil or redemption is a boys' philosophy
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C. S. Lewis — holds since c. 1942–1952 — 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 the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion
FB
Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness. — tap to centre the map on it A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness. Last stated 7 years ago
10 May 2019
MP
Michael Pollan — holds since 2019-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job. — tap to centre the map on it Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job. Last stated 2 years ago
16 Oct 2024
GH
Graham Hancock — holds since 2024-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ballot initiatives are not the smartest way to establish a legal place for psychedelic therapy. — tap to centre the map on it Ballot initiatives are not the smartest way to establish a legal place for psychedelic therapy. Last stated 7 years ago
10 May 2019
MP
Michael Pollan — holds since 2019-05-10 — tap for who they are
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Counting every being that can suffer, and applying consistent moral weights, yields conclusions its own defenders find uncomfortable and cannot fully endorse.
Holds Read this korrent →
The documented torture of farmed animals is unacceptable, whether or not one thinks animals have personalities
Holds
Letting one calculation take over a giving decision is disturbing, and there is still a strong case for it if you want your ethics to be principled and about other people.
Holds
People trying to ascribe religious force or a surrender of human judgment to AI models is, he thinks, a real safety issue.
Holds
Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being.
Holds
Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve.
Holds
One vivid, disturbing case outweighs all the statistics in how people judge a technology, and that instinct should be resisted rather than indulged.
Holds
Longtermism, which treats fulfilling humanity's long-term potential as the overriding moral priority, is a worldview worth defending.
No longer holds
Humans are bound to suffer from greed, inflict injustice, and harbor phobias
Holds
Effective altruism's work on the far future is not a bait and switch hiding behind its work on global health; both halves are worth defending.
Holds
Factory farming of animals will be looked back on as a relic of a less-evolved age
Holds
Farm animal welfare tends to improve when an animal's stress directly and measurably reduces farmers' economic productivity.
Holds
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.
Holds
A faith with a good God but without sin, hell, the devil or redemption is a boys' philosophy
Last stated c. 1942–1952
Holds
A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion
Last stated c. 1597–1625
Holds
A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness.
Holds
Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job.
Holds
Ballot initiatives are not the smartest way to establish a legal place for psychedelic therapy.
Holds