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← Everything has evolved, so there are no eternal facts and no absolute truths

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 24 May 1689 to 23 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under America America Everything filed under metascience metascience Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Everything has evolved, so there are no eternal facts and no absolute truths Everything has evolved, so there are noeternal facts and no absolute truths FN Friedrich Nietzsche — holds since c. 1878 — tap for who they are Same subject: Nobody actually decides on the facts -- emotion decides and facts rationalise, so you find whatever truth is useful to you. — tap to centre the map on it Nobody actually decides on the facts-- emotion decides and factsrationalise, so you find whatevertruth is useful to you. Last stated 9 months ago 20 Jan 2026 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-01-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI takes away the built-in advantage that truth used to have over falsehood. — tap to centre the map on it AI takes away the built-in advantagethat truth used to have overfalsehood. Last stated a week ago 23 Oct 2026 RR Rupert Read — holds since 2026-10-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: No belief is true: the moment something is proven it stops being a belief and becomes a fact. — tap to centre the map on it No belief is true: the momentsomething is proven it stops being abelief and becomes a fact. Last stated 10 months ago 5 Jan 2026 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-01-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Abstract empiricism of the Yglesias kind tells us almost nothing about what really happened in history. — tap to centre the map on it Abstract empiricism of the Yglesiaskind tells us almost nothing aboutwhat really happened in history. Last stated a week ago 23 Oct 2026 JG John Ganz — holds since 2026-10-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is no reason to suppose an idea less true than reality, since we never know for certain what underlies the senses — tap to centre the map on it There is no reason to suppose anidea less true than reality, sincewe never know for certain whatunderlies the senses Last stated 132 years ago 28 Feb 1895 RT Rabindranath Tagore — holds since 1895-02-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Overturned findings do not make knowledge entirely uncertain; we are approaching the truth asymptotically — tap to centre the map on it Overturned findings do not makeknowledge entirely uncertain; we areapproaching the truth asymptotically Last stated a month ago 29 Sept 2026 SA Samuel Arbesman — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: New opinions are usually opposed just for being uncommon, but a truth is no less true for being new — tap to centre the map on it New opinions are usually opposedjust for being uncommon, but a truthis no less true for being new Last stated 337 years ago 24 May 1689 JL John Locke — holds since 1689-05-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Myths and symbols have value, but must be kept clearly apart from factual truth — tap to centre the map on it Myths and symbols have value, butmust be kept clearly apart fromfactual truth Last stated a year ago 9 Oct 2025 RD Richard Dawkins — holds since 2025-10-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failurefor their mistakes does not help;every CEO makes thousands ofmistakes Last stated 14 years ago 15 Jun 2012 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about wherea component belongs is a personalassumption and does not mean thatthe market or the users will reactto the component that way. Last stated 7 months ago 2 Apr 2026 MS Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's PRs should be verysmall and manageable if the designeris not comfortable reviewing orwriting the code themselves. Last stated 5 months ago 26 May 2026 AM Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — 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: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — 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 policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Everything has evolved, so there are no eternal facts and no absolute truths Last stated c. 1878 Holds Friedrich Nietzsche Read this korrent →