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← Interpreting Scripture follows almost the same method as interpreting nature
17 connected korrents · 7 moments from 22 May 1905 to 1 Oct 2026.
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Read this korrent: Interpreting Scripture follows almost the same method as interpreting nature
Interpreting Scripture follows almost the same method as interpreting nature
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Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hardly anything in Scripture can be proved contrary to natural reason — tap to centre the map on it
Hardly anything in Scripture can be proved contrary to natural reason
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Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — 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 Scripture should be the natural reason common to all, not supernatural light or outside authority
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Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — 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 moral questions can be followed with certainty
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Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The fault lies with church methods and forms that obscure Christ's teachings, not with the teachings themselves — tap to centre the map on it
The fault lies with church methods and forms that obscure Christ's teachings, not with the teachings themselves
Last stated 121 years ago
22 May 1905
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Nitobe Inazō — holds since 1905-05-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Once women study Greek and Hebrew they will probably read the Bible somewhat differently — tap to centre the map on it
Once women study Greek and Hebrew they will probably read the Bible somewhat differently
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Sarah Grimké — holds since c. 1837–1838 — 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 is unproven, and a merely plausible argument does not justify reading scripture figuratively
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Moses Maimonides — holds since c. 1190 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Predicting or describing something is not the same as understanding it — tap to centre the map on it
Predicting or describing something is not the same as understanding it
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David Deutsch — holds since c. 1997 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Buddhism and Christianity probably contradict each other more flatly than any two institutions — tap to centre the map on it
Buddhism and Christianity probably contradict each other more flatly than any two institutions
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G. K. Chesterton — holds since c. 1908 — 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 rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness.
Last stated 7 years ago
10 May 2019
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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 state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job.
Last stated 2 years ago
16 Oct 2024
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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 the smartest way to establish a legal place for psychedelic therapy.
Last stated 7 years ago
10 May 2019
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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 raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status.
Last stated a month ago
1 Oct 2026
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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 is more likely to raise prices than lower them.
Last stated a month ago
23 Sept 2026
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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 policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 2 months ago
22 Aug 2026
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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 been perpetually broken.
Last stated 4 months ago
19 Jun 2026
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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 its government only when its poor are well off
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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
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Cal Newport — holds since c. 2016 — tap for who they are
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