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← Modern philosophies bind and fetter, while Christianity separates and sets free

17 connected korrents · 9 moments from 25 Sept 2015 to 1 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under consciousness consciousness Everything filed under AI sentience AI sentience Everything filed under America America Everything filed under religion religion Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Modern philosophies bind and fetter, while Christianity separates and sets free Modern philosophies bind and fetter, whileChristianity separates and sets free GC G. K. Chesterton — holds since c. 1908 — tap for who they are Same subject: Christianity is a higher conception of life that can only be freely accepted, never imposed — tap to centre the map on it Christianity is a higher conceptionof life that can only be freelyaccepted, never imposed LT Leo Tolstoy — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are Same subject: Religious doctrine is knowledge, and university teaching without theology is unphilosophical — tap to centre the map on it Religious doctrine is knowledge, anduniversity teaching without theologyis unphilosophical JN John Henry Newman — holds since c. 1852–1890 — tap for who they are Same subject: The world fixes the surface of things while the Church seeks to renew the heart — tap to centre the map on it The world fixes the surface ofthings while the Church seeks torenew the heart JN John Henry Newman — holds since c. 1852–1890 — tap for who they are Same subject: Modern ideologies such as liberalism, communism and nationalism are religions, whatever they call themselves — tap to centre the map on it Modern ideologies such asliberalism, communism andnationalism are religions, whateverthey call themselves YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2011–2015 — tap for who they are Same subject: Hellenism is governed by spontaneity of consciousness, Hebraism by strictness of conscience — tap to centre the map on it Hellenism is governed by spontaneityof consciousness, Hebraism bystrictness of conscience MA Matthew Arnold — holds since c. 1867–1869 — tap for who they are Same subject: Contradictions between useful philosophies are only a problem for someone who expects reality to be philosophically consistent. — tap to centre the map on it Contradictions between usefulphilosophies are only a problem forsomeone who expects reality to bephilosophically consistent. Last stated 5 months ago 11 Jun 2026 SC Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-06-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A nobler Christianity affirms equality and forbids vengeance, including what is called punishment — tap to centre the map on it A nobler Christianity affirmsequality and forbids vengeance,including what is called punishment GS George Bernard Shaw — holds since c. 1906–1907 — 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: A mystical state defies expression, so its quality must be experienced directly and cannot be passed on to others — tap to centre the map on it A mystical state defies expression,so its quality must be experienceddirectly and cannot be passed on toothers WJ William James — holds since c. 1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person is best understood as a loose jumble of barely intelligent, looping processes producing only the illusion of coherent subjectivity. — tap to centre the map on it A person is best understood as aloose jumble of barely intelligent,looping processes producing only theillusion of coherent subjectivity. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 MW Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A sense of coherent consciousness arises from experience being compressed into a single thread rather than from the brain's full underlying activity. — tap to centre the map on it A sense of coherent consciousnessarises from experience beingcompressed into a single threadrather than from the brain's fullunderlying activity. Last stated 9 months ago 4 Feb 2026 SW Stephen Wolfram — holds since 2026-02-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI sentience is a category error, and the chances of AIs being sentient are vanishingly small. — tap to centre the map on it AI sentience is a category error,and the chances of AIs beingsentient are vanishingly small. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: An AI's sympathy and a friend's are not the same act: one is a learned pattern about what to say, the other rests on having felt the thing. — tap to centre the map on it An AI's sympathy and a friend's arenot the same act: one is a learnedpattern about what to say, the otherrests on having felt the thing. Last stated 3 months ago 10 Aug 2026 FL Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: As we redesign life with new technologies, we should weigh the welfare of all sentient beings, not just humans — tap to centre the map on it As we redesign life with newtechnologies, we should weigh thewelfare of all sentient beings, notjust humans Last stated 11 years ago 25 Sept 2015 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2015-09-25 — 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
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At the centre Modern philosophies bind and fetter, while Christianity separates and sets free Last stated c. 1908 Holds G. K. Chesterton Read this korrent →