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17 connected korrents · 9 moments from 27 Feb 1860 to 27 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under evolutionary biology evolutionary biology Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under startups startups Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Had the first humans not sinned they would not have died, and their descendants inherit that death Had the first humans not sinned they wouldnot have died, and their descendantsinherit that death AH Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 413–426 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: It would contradict all we know of nature if defenceless early humans had progressed by reckless competition rather than mutual support — tap to centre the map on it It would contradict all we know ofnature if defenceless early humanshad progressed by recklesscompetition rather than mutualsupport PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: No evil can happen to a good man, in life or after death — tap to centre the map on it No evil can happen to a good man, inlife or after death SO Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Nobody is born a member of a church; faith is not inherited like land — tap to centre the map on it Nobody is born a member of a church;faith is not inherited like land JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689 — tap for who they are Same subject: Pulling up the first fences would have spared humanity countless crimes, wars and horrors — tap to centre the map on it Pulling up the first fences wouldhave spared humanity countlesscrimes, wars and horrors JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1754–1755 — tap for who they are Same subject: We are not bound to follow everything the founders did; that would reject all progress and current experience — tap to centre the map on it We are not bound to followeverything the founders did; thatwould reject all progress andcurrent experience Last stated 167 years ago 27 Feb 1860 AL Abraham Lincoln — holds since 1860-02-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: People cannot be forced to be saved and must be left to their own consciences — tap to centre the map on it People cannot be forced to be savedand must be left to their ownconsciences JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689 — tap for who they are Same subject: No one is better born than another except by a nobler disposition — tap to centre the map on it No one is better born than anotherexcept by a nobler disposition SE Seneca — holds since c. 56–62 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Ours may be the first generation of humans that does not die — tap to centre the map on it Ours may be the first generation ofhumans that does not die Last stated 9 months ago 21 Jan 2026 BJ Bryan Johnson — holds since 2026-01-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A language model's apparent mind is mostly our own bias: it predicts text, and leverages our evolved habit of attributing intentionality to anything that acts human. — tap to centre the map on it A language model's apparent mind ismostly our own bias: it predictstext, and leverages our evolvedhabit of attributing intentionalityto anything that acts human. Last stated 3 years ago 22 Apr 2024 SC Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A selection signal can be validated without a significance threshold, by measuring how far it is enriched for mutations an entirely independent study says affect a trait. — tap to centre the map on it A selection signal can be validatedwithout a significance threshold, bymeasuring how far it is enriched formutations an entirely independentstudy says affect a trait. Last stated 6 months ago 8 May 2026 DR David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificing members would defeat most other tribes, which is natural selection — tap to centre the map on it A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificingmembers would defeat most othertribes, which is natural selection CD Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1871–1874 — tap for who they are Same subject: A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it A busted computer is not a calamityof data loss or a long restoreprocess in the modern world Last stated 11 months ago 24 Nov 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of jobs will probably becreated because of AI. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed — tap to centre the map on it A prisoner who lost faith in his ownfuture was doomed VF Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of acommunity publication as atop-of-funnel customer acquisitionstrategy without needing thepublication itself to generaterevenue directly. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime andwartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago 14 Apr 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a goodcommercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago 21 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Had the first humans not sinned they would not have died, and their descendants inherit that death Last stated c. 413–426 CE Holds Augustine of Hippo Read this korrent →