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← Disagreement is necessary when mortals deliberate

17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 31 Jan 2013 to 20 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under government government Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Everything filed under management management Everything filed under social media social media Everything filed under AGI AGI Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Disagreement is necessary when mortals deliberate Disagreement is necessary when mortalsdeliberate SP Steven Pinker — holds since c. 2021 — tap for who they are Same subject: Much disagreement is genuinely rooted in conflicting values or contested facts, not merely a lack of institutional standing for evidence. — tap to centre the map on it Much disagreement is genuinelyrooted in conflicting values orcontested facts, not merely a lackof institutional standing forevidence. Last stated a month ago 20 Sept 2026 BD Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Among the things Christians disagree about is how important their disagreements are — tap to centre the map on it Among the things Christians disagreeabout is how important theirdisagreements are CL C. S. Lewis — holds since c. 1952 — tap for who they are Same subject: Disputes should be settled by discussion, resorting to force only when discussion is impossible — tap to centre the map on it Disputes should be settled bydiscussion, resorting to force onlywhen discussion is impossible CI Cicero — holds since c. 45–44 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Among people who desire to learn, differing opinion is knowledge in the making — tap to centre the map on it Among people who desire to learn,differing opinion is knowledge inthe making JM John Milton — holds since c. 1644 — tap for who they are Same subject: Instinctive reluctance to disagree is a great barrier to learning, and thoughtful disagreement is not easy for many people. — tap to centre the map on it Instinctive reluctance to disagreeis a great barrier to learning, andthoughtful disagreement is not easyfor many people. Last stated 4 years ago 27 Sept 2022 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2022-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A team that agrees has not examined the problem hard enough; dissent is what makes a decision safe. — tap to centre the map on it A team that agrees has not examinedthe problem hard enough; dissent iswhat makes a decision safe. Last stated 14 years ago 31 Jan 2013 WH Wayne Hale — holds since 2013-01-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Rational discussion needs only a readiness to learn from one's partner in it — tap to centre the map on it Rational discussion needs only areadiness to learn from one'spartner in it KP Karl Popper — holds since c. 1963–1968 — tap for who they are Same subject: Public disagreement with a piece of writing tends to be loud while agreement with it tends to be silent and go unnoticed. — tap to centre the map on it Public disagreement with a piece ofwriting tends to be loud whileagreement with it tends to be silentand go unnoticed. Last stated a year ago 22 Oct 2025 NE Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-10-22 — 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 cosmicstakes, privileged knowledge,personal vocation and an imperativeto act can license extraordinarybehavior when it conflicts withordinary constraints. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it A cancellation-reason drop-downmeasures list order rather thanreasons: randomise the options andevery one of them gets pickedequally. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it A decision cannot be judged by itsoutcome, because good decisions failthrough no fault of the decider andbad ones succeed by luck. Last stated 4 years ago 9 Aug 2022 GK Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Dec 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — 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 citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it A citizen deciding politicallyshould ask what is good for thecommunity, not what is good forthemselves JT Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition — tap to centre the map on it Being professionally offended byevery little thing is no longer adominant disposition Last stated 2 years ago 6 Nov 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds. — tap to centre the map on it Blaming and shaming people onlymakes them defensive, dig in theirheels, or tune out, rather thanchange their minds. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it Decades of warnings about an AIapocalypse do not justify muchconcern today. Last stated 2 months ago 12 Sept 2026 PF Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Disagreement is necessary when mortals deliberate Last stated c. 2021 Holds Steven Pinker Read this korrent →