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17 connected korrents · 7 moments from 23 Jan 1657 to 1 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under America America Everything filed under government government Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under psychedelics psychedelics Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Hardly anything in Scripture can be proved contrary to natural reason Hardly anything in Scripture can be provedcontrary to natural reason BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — 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 isunproven, and a merely plausibleargument does not justify readingscripture figuratively MM Moses Maimonides — holds since c. 1190 — tap for who they are Same subject: The rule for interpreting Scripture should be the natural reason common to all, not supernatural light or outside authority — tap to centre the map on it The rule for interpreting Scriptureshould be the natural reason commonto all, not supernatural light oroutside authority BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — tap for who they are Same subject: Interpreting Scripture follows almost the same method as interpreting nature — tap to centre the map on it Interpreting Scripture followsalmost the same method asinterpreting nature BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — tap for who they are Same subject: 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 — tap to centre the map on it Disbelieving a church ruling on amatter of fact is not heresy, thoughit may be presumptuous, because onfacts that authority is notinfallible 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 atruth proved by philosophy, itadmits of interpretation I( Ibn Rushd (Averroes) — holds since c. 1126–1195 — tap for who they are Same subject: Scripture's meaning on moral questions can be followed with certainty — tap to centre the map on it Scripture's meaning on moralquestions can be followed withcertainty BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — tap for who they are Same subject: You cannot remove sin by removing the material of sin — tap to centre the map on it You cannot remove sin by removingthe material of sin JM John Milton — holds since c. 1644 — 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 amiracle unless its falsehood wouldbe more miraculous than the fact itseeks to establish DH David Hume — holds since c. 1748 — 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 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 Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron,since the promise it marks has beenperpetually broken. Last stated 4 months ago 19 Jun 2026 RJ Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off — tap to centre the map on it A country may boast of itsgovernment only when its poor arewell off TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are Same subject: A deep life is a good life — tap to centre the map on it A deep life is a good life CN Cal Newport — holds since c. 2016 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Hardly anything in Scripture can be proved contrary to natural reason Last stated c. 1670 Holds Baruch Spinoza Read this korrent →