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← Humanism has split into rival sects fighting over the definition of humanity, as Christian sects fought over God

17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 11 Sept 1893 to 22 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under government government Everything filed under America America Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under politics politics Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Humanism has split into rival sects fighting over the definition of humanity, as Christian sects fought over God Humanism has split into rival sectsfighting over the definition of humanity,as Christian sects fought over God YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2011–2015 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humanism expects humanity to play the part that God and the laws of nature played in older religions — tap to centre the map on it Humanism expects humanity to playthe part that God and the laws ofnature played in older religions YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2015–2017 — tap for who they are Same subject: Christianity is a fighting religion — tap to centre the map on it Christianity is a fighting religion CL C. S. Lewis — holds since c. 1942–1952 — tap for who they are Same subject: Theist religions sanctify the gods; humanist religions sanctify humanity — tap to centre the map on it Theist religions sanctify the gods;humanist religions sanctify humanity YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2011–2015 — tap for who they are Same subject: Sectarianism, bigotry and fanaticism have filled the earth with violence and held human society back — tap to centre the map on it Sectarianism, bigotry and fanaticismhave filled the earth with violenceand held human society back Last stated 133 years ago 11 Sept 1893 SV Swami Vivekananda — holds since 1893-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: The rise of humanism contains the seeds of its own downfall — tap to centre the map on it The rise of humanism contains theseeds of its own downfall YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2015–2017 — tap for who they are Same subject: The religions of humanity must be classified as mass delusions, and no one who shares a delusion recognizes it as such — tap to centre the map on it The religions of humanity must beclassified as mass delusions, and noone who shares a delusion recognizesit as such SF Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are Same subject: The more effective altruism has absorbed itself in saving humanity, the less humanistic it has become. — tap to centre the map on it The more effective altruism hasabsorbed itself in saving humanity,the less humanistic it has become. Last stated 3 years ago 21 Dec 2023 MJ Matt Johnson — holds since 2023-12-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: The idea that all humans are equal is a revamped version of the monotheist belief that all souls are equal before God — tap to centre the map on it The idea that all humans are equalis a revamped version of themonotheist belief that all souls areequal before God YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2011–2015 — 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 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: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Aug 2026 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in ata reasonable cost and every lineafter it does not, because thefollow-up outgrows the in-house teamthat oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Dec 2024 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvementin AI models would create a bigincentive for some other parts ofthe world to invest a lot more incompute. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it A broken criminal justiceinstitution survives preciselybecause it serves the people who runit. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 RB Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. — tap to centre the map on it A competent, empowered civil servicethat performs crucial governmentfunctions with in-house expertise isgood. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Humanism has split into rival sects fighting over the definition of humanity, as Christian sects fought over God Last stated c. 2011–2015 Holds Yuval Noah Harari Read this korrent →