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← If you extol reason, what matters is the integrity of the thoughts, not the personalities of the thinkers

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 16 Sept 2001 to 18 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under America America Everything filed under courage courage Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under government government Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: If you extol reason, what matters is the integrity of the thoughts, not the personalities of the thinkers If you extol reason, what matters is theintegrity of the thoughts, not thepersonalities of the thinkers Last stated 9 years ago 11 Feb 2018 SP Steven Pinker — holds since 2018-02-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: How you think matters even more than what you think — tap to centre the map on it How you think matters even more thanwhat you think Last stated 10 years ago 10 Jun 2016 AG Atul Gawande — holds since 2016-06-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Nobody actually decides on the facts -- emotion decides and facts rationalise, so you find whatever truth is useful to you. — tap to centre the map on it Nobody actually decides on the facts-- emotion decides and factsrationalise, so you find whatevertruth is useful to you. Last stated 8 months ago 20 Jan 2026 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-01-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Integrity takes the courage to share important ideas and evidence even when people find them upsetting, and to do the right thing when no one is watching. — tap to centre the map on it Integrity takes the courage to shareimportant ideas and evidence evenwhen people find them upsetting, andto do the right thing when no one iswatching. Last stated 4 months ago 9 Jun 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: One good story outweighs a mountain of evidence, because most emotions cannot be argued with. — tap to centre the map on it One good story outweighs a mountainof evidence, because most emotionscannot be argued with. Last stated 8 months ago 20 Jan 2026 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-01-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: People come to belief in different ways: some through philosophy, some through argument, some through exhortation — tap to centre the map on it People come to belief in differentways: some through philosophy, somethrough argument, some throughexhortation I( Ibn Rushd (Averroes) — holds since c. 1126–1195 — tap for who they are Same subject: Facts deployed as weapons in an argument can win the exchange without settling the disagreement. — tap to centre the map on it Facts deployed as weapons in anargument can win the exchangewithout settling the disagreement. Last stated 8 months ago 20 Jan 2026 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-01-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Convincing others to care and act matters more than simply being right. — tap to centre the map on it Convincing others to care and actmatters more than simply beingright. Last stated 11 months ago 19 Oct 2025 EY Eugene Yan — holds since 2025-10-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: The beliefs worth changing are the defended ones, so changing a mind is a siege rather than a conversation. — tap to centre the map on it The beliefs worth changing are thedefended ones, so changing a mind isa siege rather than a conversation. Last stated 4 years ago 14 Mar 2023 AM Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2023-03-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead. — tap to centre the map on it A society that intensely valuesintelligence is unprecedented inhuman history; the Bible, Homer andother ancient texts value strength,courage and beauty instead. Last stated 5 months ago 8 May 2026 DR David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: All great literature is about what a bummer it is to be a human being — tap to centre the map on it All great literature is about what abummer it is to be a human being Last stated 22 years ago 10 May 2004 KV Kurt Vonnegut — holds since 2004-05-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Courage is a morally neutral virtue, and whatever else is said of the September 11 attackers, they were not cowards — tap to centre the map on it Courage is a morally neutral virtue,and whatever else is said of theSeptember 11 attackers, they werenot cowards Last stated 25 years ago 16 Sept 2001 SS Susan Sontag — holds since 2001-09-16 — 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 a month 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 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 a month 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 2 weeks ago 18 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A conspiracy theory can be used as a pretext to dismantle government programs and target researchers and citizens. — tap to centre the map on it A conspiracy theory can be used as apretext to dismantle governmentprograms and target researchers andcitizens. Last stated 4 weeks ago 4 Sept 2026 AA Anne Applebaum — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
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At the centre If you extol reason, what matters is the integrity of the thoughts, not the personalities of the thinkers Last stated 11 Feb 2018 · 9 years ago Holds Steven Pinker Read this korrent →