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Read this korrent: He wrote the Principia with an eye to principles that would bring thinking people to believe in a God
He wrote the Principia with an eye to principles that would bring thinking people to believe in a God
Last stated 334 years ago
10 Dec 1692
IN
Isaac Newton — holds since 1692-12-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: I think, therefore I am, is certain enough to be the first principle of philosophy — tap to centre the map on it
I think, therefore I am, is certain enough to be the first principle of philosophy
Last stated 389 years ago
8 Jun 1637
RD
René Descartes — holds since 1637-06-08 — 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: No one with understanding could think a man believes in divine things yet not in gods — tap to centre the map on it
No one with understanding could think a man believes in divine things yet not in gods
SO
Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hoping to know through other people's understanding is probably as unreasonable as hoping to see through their eyes — tap to centre the map on it
Hoping to know through other people's understanding is probably as unreasonable as hoping to see through their eyes
Last stated 337 years ago
24 May 1689
JL
John Locke — holds since 1689-05-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If anything can ever make people wiser and more ingenious, it is probably to be found in medicine — tap to centre the map on it
If anything can ever make people wiser and more ingenious, it is probably to be found in medicine
Last stated 389 years ago
8 Jun 1637
RD
René Descartes — holds since 1637-06-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A vastly superhuman intelligence would still not be able to talk people out of their beliefs, because humans are barely persuadable. — tap to centre the map on it
A vastly superhuman intelligence would still not be able to talk people out of their beliefs, because humans are barely persuadable.
Last stated a year ago
21 Aug 2025
DY
Dynomight — holds since 2025-03-27 — tap for who they are
DY
Dynomight — no longer holds since 2025-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A practical science of nature's forces could make humans the lords and possessors of nature — tap to centre the map on it
A practical science of nature's forces could make humans the lords and possessors of nature
Last stated 389 years ago
8 Jun 1637
RD
René Descartes — holds since 1637-06-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A wise person proportions their belief to the evidence — tap to centre the map on it
A wise person proportions their belief to the evidence
DH
David Hume — holds since c. 1748 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it
A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Last stated 4 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. — tap to centre the map on it
A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean.
Last stated 10 months ago
25 Nov 2025
IS
Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. — tap to centre the map on it
A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted.
Last stated a year ago
7 Jun 2025
GM
Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad.
Last stated a year ago
7 Oct 2025
MM
Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2025-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. — tap to centre the map on it
A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail.
Last stated 2 years ago
7 May 2024
BS
Buck Shlegeris — holds since 2024-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. — tap to centre the map on it
A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score.
Last stated a month ago
26 Aug 2026
HK
Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A true artificial general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject. — tap to centre the map on it
A true artificial general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject.
Last stated a year ago
10 Jun 2025
SH
Samuel Hammond — holds since 2025-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A unit of measure needs defining, perhaps via a chain of increasingly hard problems, each pair of which a single model can solve. — tap to centre the map on it
A unit of measure needs defining, perhaps via a chain of increasingly hard problems, each pair of which a single model can solve.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
15 Sept 2026
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AGI research made no progress in its first six decades. — tap to centre the map on it
AGI research made no progress in its first six decades.
Last stated 14 years ago
3 Oct 2012
DD
David Deutsch — holds since 2012-10-03 — tap for who they are
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He wrote the Principia with an eye to principles that would bring thinking people to believe in a God
Last stated 10 Dec 1692 · 334 years ago
Holds Isaac Newton
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I think, therefore I am, is certain enough to be the first principle of philosophy
Last stated 8 Jun 1637 · 389 years ago
Holds René Descartes
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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
Similar wording
No one with understanding could think a man believes in divine things yet not in gods
Last stated c. 399 BCE
Holds Socrates
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Hoping to know through other people's understanding is probably as unreasonable as hoping to see through their eyes
Last stated 24 May 1689 · 337 years ago
Holds John Locke
Similar wording
If anything can ever make people wiser and more ingenious, it is probably to be found in medicine
Last stated 8 Jun 1637 · 389 years ago
Holds René Descartes
Similar wording
A vastly superhuman intelligence would still not be able to talk people out of their beliefs, because humans are barely persuadable.
Last stated 21 Aug 2025 · a year ago
No longer holds Dynomight
Similar wording
A practical science of nature's forces could make humans the lords and possessors of nature
Last stated 8 Jun 1637 · 389 years ago
Holds René Descartes
Similar wording
A wise person proportions their belief to the evidence
Last stated c. 1748
Holds David Hume
Same subject: AGI
A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Last stated 4 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Alex Imas
Same subject: AGI
A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean.
Last stated 25 Nov 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds Ilya Sutskever
Same subject: AGI
A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted.
Last stated 7 Jun 2025 · a year ago
Holds Gary Marcus
Same subject: AI alignment
A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad.
Last stated 7 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Mr. Money Mustache
Same subject: AI alignment
A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail.
Last stated 7 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Buck Shlegeris
Same subject: AI alignment
A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Henrik Karlsson
Same subject: measuring intelligence
A true artificial general intelligence cannot exist without being recognized as a moral subject.
Last stated 10 Jun 2025 · a year ago
Holds Samuel Hammond
Same subject: measuring intelligence
A unit of measure needs defining, perhaps via a chain of increasingly hard problems, each pair of which a single model can solve.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Paul Graham
Same subject: measuring intelligence
AGI research made no progress in its first six decades.
Last stated 3 Oct 2012 · 14 years ago
Holds David Deutsch