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Read this korrent: 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
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
Last stated 370 years ago
23 Jan 1657
BP
Blaise Pascal — holds since 1657-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Where scripture seems to oppose a truth proved by philosophy, it admits of interpretation — tap to centre the map on it
Where scripture seems to oppose a truth proved by philosophy, it admits of interpretation
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Ibn Rushd (Averroes) — holds since c. 1126–1195 — 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 word when it would harm him and its reasons are gone, because people are not wholly good
NM
Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1513–1514 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The fault lies with church methods and forms that obscure Christ's teachings, not with the teachings themselves — tap to centre the map on it
The fault lies with church methods and forms that obscure Christ's teachings, not with the teachings themselves
Last stated 121 years ago
22 May 1905
NI
Nitobe Inazō — holds since 1905-05-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The eternity of the universe is unproven, and a merely plausible argument does not justify reading scripture figuratively — tap to centre the map on it
The eternity of the universe is unproven, and a merely plausible argument does not justify reading scripture figuratively
MM
Moses Maimonides — holds since c. 1190 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Discussing virtue daily is the greatest good, and the unexamined life is not worth living — tap to centre the map on it
Discussing virtue daily is the greatest good, and the unexamined life is not worth living
SO
Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: No testimony suffices to establish a miracle unless its falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact it seeks to establish — tap to centre the map on it
No testimony suffices to establish a miracle unless its falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact it seeks to establish
DH
David Hume — holds since c. 1748 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Rational investigation does not contradict revealed law, because truth cannot contradict truth — tap to centre the map on it
Rational investigation does not contradict revealed law, because truth cannot contradict truth
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Ibn Rushd (Averroes) — holds since c. 1126–1195 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "There is no empirical evidence against my position" is not an argument for it. — tap to centre the map on it
"There is no empirical evidence against my position" is not an argument for it.
Last stated 12 years ago
7 Nov 2014
DL
Dan Luu — holds since 2014-11-07 — 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 2 weeks ago
17 Sept 2026
VR
Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — 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 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 their life, is what turns them into a viral, 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 century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated a month ago
22 Aug 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
EB
Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it
A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot.
Last stated 2 years ago
7 Dec 2024
AL
Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI systems are not sentient, and the odds of them being sentient are vanishingly small. — tap to centre the map on it
AI systems are not sentient, and the odds of them being sentient are vanishingly small.
Last stated a month ago
31 Aug 2026
TC
Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI's sympathy and a friend's are not the same act: one is a learned pattern about what to say, the other rests on having felt the thing. — tap to centre the map on it
An AI's sympathy and a friend's are not the same act: one is a learned pattern about what to say, the other rests on having felt the thing.
Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
FL
Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Calling an intelligent, self-aware being legal property does not resolve whether it has an interest in freedom. — tap to centre the map on it
Calling an intelligent, self-aware being legal property does not resolve whether it has an interest in freedom.
Last stated 2 months ago
24 Jul 2026
PS
Peter Singer — holds since 2026-07-24 — tap for who they are
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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
Last stated 23 Jan 1657 · 370 years ago
Holds Blaise Pascal
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
Where scripture seems to oppose a truth proved by philosophy, it admits of interpretation
Last stated c. 1126–1195
Holds Ibn Rushd (Averroes)
Similar wording
A wise ruler need not keep his word when it would harm him and its reasons are gone, because people are not wholly good
Last stated c. 1513–1514
Holds Niccolò Machiavelli
Similar wording
The fault lies with church methods and forms that obscure Christ's teachings, not with the teachings themselves
Last stated 22 May 1905 · 121 years ago
Holds Nitobe Inazō
Similar wording
The eternity of the universe is unproven, and a merely plausible argument does not justify reading scripture figuratively
Last stated c. 1190
Holds Moses Maimonides
Similar wording
Discussing virtue daily is the greatest good, and the unexamined life is not worth living
Last stated c. 399 BCE
Holds Socrates
Similar wording
No testimony suffices to establish a miracle unless its falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact it seeks to establish
Last stated c. 1748
Holds David Hume
Similar wording
Rational investigation does not contradict revealed law, because truth cannot contradict truth
Last stated c. 1126–1195
Holds Ibn Rushd (Averroes)
Similar wording
"There is no empirical evidence against my position" is not an argument for it.
Last stated 7 Nov 2014 · 12 years ago
Holds Dan Luu
Same subject: religion
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 17 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Venkatesh Rao
Same subject: religion
A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion
Last stated c. 1597–1625
Holds Francis Bacon
Same subject: religion
A person's death, more than their life, is what turns them into a viral, revered symbol.
Last stated 14 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Brandon Taylor
Same subject: America
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 22 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Jennifer Pahlka
Same subject: America
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated 18 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Casey Handmer Eric Berger
Same subject: America
A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot.
Last stated 7 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alon Levy
Same subject: AI sentience
AI systems are not sentient, and the odds of them being sentient are vanishingly small.
Last stated 31 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Tyler Cowen
Same subject: AI sentience
An AI's sympathy and a friend's are not the same act: one is a learned pattern about what to say, the other rests on having felt the thing.
Last stated 10 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Fei-Fei Li
Same subject: AI sentience
Calling an intelligent, self-aware being legal property does not resolve whether it has an interest in freedom.
Last stated 24 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Peter Singer