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17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 8 Nov 2011 to 18 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under mental models mental models Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under psychedelics psychedelics Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under design design Everything filed under physics physics Everything filed under ambition ambition Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Free will means real novelty: the future may not simply repeat the past Free will means real novelty: the futuremay not simply repeat the past WJ William James — holds since c. 1906–1907 — tap for who they are Same subject: Free will comes from being a deterministic structure in a random universe, carrying enough past selection to select on possible futures. — tap to centre the map on it Free will comes from being adeterministic structure in a randomuniverse, carrying enough pastselection to select on possiblefutures. Last stated 2 years ago 13 Jun 2024 SW Sara Walker — holds since 2024-06-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: The future is not determined, and it can be navigated better by understanding the likelihood of events that could affect us. — tap to centre the map on it The future is not determined, and itcan be navigated better byunderstanding the likelihood ofevents that could affect us. Last stated 8 years ago 14 May 2018 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2018-05-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Free will is not a scientific reality but a myth inherited from Christian theology — tap to centre the map on it Free will is not a scientificreality but a myth inherited fromChristian theology Last stated 8 years ago 14 Sept 2018 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2018-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. — tap to centre the map on it A system trained only on what isalready known cannot produce genuinesurprises, because a known thingstops being a surprise. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 CD Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: The mind has no absolute or free will; each choice is determined by a cause, itself determined by another, without end — tap to centre the map on it The mind has no absolute or freewill; each choice is determined by acause, itself determined by another,without end BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are Same subject: The future of interaction is a choice, not something that happens to us: people choose which visions to pursue and which research to fund. — tap to centre the map on it The future of interaction is achoice, not something that happensto us: people choose which visionsto pursue and which research tofund. Last stated 15 years ago 8 Nov 2011 BV Bret Victor — holds since 2011-11-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Free will does not require violating the laws of physics, yet the subjective experience of it is real and meaningful. — tap to centre the map on it Free will does not require violatingthe laws of physics, yet thesubjective experience of it is realand meaningful. Last stated 3 years ago 19 Aug 2023 JF Jacob Falkovich — holds since 2023-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: We should act on the assumption that we have almost no idea what the best futures would look like, so committing today to any particular vision would be a great mistake. — tap to centre the map on it We should act on the assumption thatwe have almost no idea what the bestfutures would look like, socommitting today to any particularvision would be a great mistake. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A difficult problem is better thought through both forwards and backward than in one direction only. — tap to centre the map on it A difficult problem is betterthought through both forwards andbackward than in one direction only. Last stated 13 years ago 28 Oct 2013 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2013-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A few dozen mental models are enough to get a firm grasp of how the world works. — tap to centre the map on it A few dozen mental models are enoughto get a firm grasp of how the worldworks. Last stated 9 years ago by 12 Aug 2017 JC James Clear — holds since 2017-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A map is not the territory it represents, but if it is correct it shares the territory's structure, which is what makes it useful. — tap to centre the map on it A map is not the territory itrepresents, but if it is correct itshares the territory's structure,which is what makes it useful. AK Alfred Korzybski — holds since c. 1933 — 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 a month ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A civilized town is far better off with a religion, even a bad one, than with none — tap to centre the map on it A civilized town is far better offwith a religion, even a bad one,than with none VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1764 — 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 withoutsin, hell, the devil or redemptionis a boys' philosophy CL C. S. Lewis — holds since c. 1942–1952 — 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 rareinstances, trigger a psychotic breakin people vulnerable to seriousmental 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 stateshould have to undergo the ayahuascaordeal first, and most of those whodid 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 thesmartest way to establish a legalplace 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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