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Read this korrent: Not truly believing a claim, or failing to act on it, does not make the claim false.
Not truly believing a claim, or failing to act on it, does not make the claim false.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
6 Sept 2026
PB
Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When accuracy and belonging conflict, most people take the belief that keeps them accepted by their community. — tap to centre the map on it
When accuracy and belonging conflict, most people take the belief that keeps them accepted by their community.
Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Someone who claims doom is imminent but does not change their own life decisions to match probably does not really believe it. — tap to centre the map on it
Someone who claims doom is imminent but does not change their own life decisions to match probably does not really believe it.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
6 Sept 2026
PB
Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anything introduced with “I believe” is, by that fact alone, not something everyone can see to be true. — tap to centre the map on it
Anything introduced with “I believe” is, by that fact alone, not something everyone can see to be true.
Last stated 9 months ago
5 Jan 2026
DS
Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-01-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most claimed research findings are false, and that can be shown rather than merely suspected. — tap to centre the map on it
Most claimed research findings are false, and that can be shown rather than merely suspected.
Last stated 21 years ago
30 Aug 2005
JI
John Ioannidis — holds since 2005-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being told to be realistic about your ambitions is how ambitions fail; the boundaries people accept about what they can do are the ones that stop them. — tap to centre the map on it
Being told to be realistic about your ambitions is how ambitions fail; the boundaries people accept about what they can do are the ones that stop them.
Last stated a month ago
24 Aug 2026
MH
Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When a story fits a contentious narrative someone already believes, they tend to become strikingly gullible — tap to centre the map on it
When a story fits a contentious narrative someone already believes, they tend to become strikingly gullible
Last stated 5 years ago
17 Jan 2022
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-01-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People tend to assume their habitual practices achieve what they intend, even without evidence that they do. — tap to centre the map on it
People tend to assume their habitual practices achieve what they intend, even without evidence that they do.
Last stated 3 months ago
22 Jun 2026
HK
Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-06-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Refusing to believe reality because it doesn't fit your mental model is an intellectual failure state — tap to centre the map on it
Refusing to believe reality because it doesn't fit your mental model is an intellectual failure state
Last stated 3 years ago
13 Oct 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-10-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: “Trust science” is a confused instruction: what deserves trust is the process, not any particular thing it has concluded so far. — tap to centre the map on it
“Trust science” is a confused instruction: what deserves trust is the process, not any particular thing it has concluded so far.
Last stated 3 years ago
16 Aug 2023
JC
Jason Crawford — holds since 2023-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A hotter field with more teams racing on the same question produces less reliable findings, not more. — tap to centre the map on it
A hotter field with more teams racing on the same question produces less reliable findings, not more.
Last stated 21 years ago
30 Aug 2005
JI
John Ioannidis — holds since 2005-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A hyped effect shrinking to a small but real one as the studies improve is a sign that a field is working, not failing. — tap to centre the map on it
A hyped effect shrinking to a small but real one as the studies improve is a sign that a field is working, not failing.
Last stated 4 years ago
11 Oct 2022
SR
Stuart Ritchie — holds since 2022-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Activism and ideological conformity weaken scholarly norms in academia. — tap to centre the map on it
Activism and ideological conformity weaken scholarly norms in academia.
Last stated a week ago
24 Sept 2026
RK
Razib Khan — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Automatic filters cannot replace community acceptance, and human referees cannot be removed from mathematical publication. — tap to centre the map on it
Automatic filters cannot replace community acceptance, and human referees cannot be removed from mathematical publication.
Last stated 2 months ago
17 Aug 2026
TT
Terence Tao — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Combining multiple AI models' outputs into one final answer tends to discard most of the good ideas that only one model produced. — tap to centre the map on it
Combining multiple AI models' outputs into one final answer tends to discard most of the good ideas that only one model produced.
Last stated 4 months ago
15 Jun 2026
RK
Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
12 Sept 2026
PF
Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. — tap to centre the map on it
Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike.
Last stated a year ago
1 Jul 2025
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ideas that first circulate in private group chats often become mainstream public opinion. — tap to centre the map on it
Ideas that first circulate in private group chats often become mainstream public opinion.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 May 2024
SK
Sriram Krishnan — holds since 2024-05-19 — tap for who they are
same subject or similar wording a cloud: claims about one subject, named for it bar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 2005 to today (stretched back to the oldest claim here) — full is today a face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are
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Not truly believing a claim, or failing to act on it, does not make the claim false.
Last stated 6 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Paul Bloom
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Similar wording
When accuracy and belonging conflict, most people take the belief that keeps them accepted by their community.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds James Clear
Similar wording
Someone who claims doom is imminent but does not change their own life decisions to match probably does not really believe it.
Last stated 6 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Paul Bloom
Similar wording
Anything introduced with “I believe” is, by that fact alone, not something everyone can see to be true.
Last stated 5 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Derek Sivers
Similar wording
Most claimed research findings are false, and that can be shown rather than merely suspected.
Last stated 30 Aug 2005 · 21 years ago
Holds John Ioannidis
Similar wording
Being told to be realistic about your ambitions is how ambitions fail; the boundaries people accept about what they can do are the ones that stop them.
Last stated 24 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Masud Husain
Similar wording
When a story fits a contentious narrative someone already believes, they tend to become strikingly gullible
Last stated 17 Jan 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
People tend to assume their habitual practices achieve what they intend, even without evidence that they do.
Last stated 22 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Henrik Karlsson
Similar wording
Refusing to believe reality because it doesn't fit your mental model is an intellectual failure state
Last stated 13 Oct 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: metascience
“Trust science” is a confused instruction: what deserves trust is the process, not any particular thing it has concluded so far.
Last stated 16 Aug 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Jason Crawford
Same subject: metascience
A hotter field with more teams racing on the same question produces less reliable findings, not more.
Last stated 30 Aug 2005 · 21 years ago
Holds John Ioannidis
Same subject: metascience
A hyped effect shrinking to a small but real one as the studies improve is a sign that a field is working, not failing.
Last stated 11 Oct 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Stuart Ritchie
Same subject: peer review
Activism and ideological conformity weaken scholarly norms in academia.
Last stated 24 Sept 2026 · a week ago
Holds Razib Khan
Same subject: peer review
Automatic filters cannot replace community acceptance, and human referees cannot be removed from mathematical publication.
Last stated 17 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Terence Tao
Same subject: peer review
Combining multiple AI models' outputs into one final answer tends to discard most of the good ideas that only one model produced.
Last stated 15 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Rohit Krishnan
Same subject: attitude change
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 12 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Paul Ford
Same subject: attitude change
Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike.
Last stated 1 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Alice Evans
Same subject: attitude change
Ideas that first circulate in private group chats often become mainstream public opinion.
Last stated 19 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Sriram Krishnan