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← On such ultimate questions faith, not logic, decides, and logic has no right to veto faith

17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 23 Jan 1657 to 27 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under agency agency Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: On such ultimate questions faith, not logic, decides, and logic has no right to veto faith On such ultimate questions faith, notlogic, decides, and logic has no right toveto faith WJ William James — holds since c. 1906–1907 — tap for who they are Same subject: No church's creed deserves belief; one's own mind is one's own church — tap to centre the map on it No church's creed deserves belief;one's own mind is one's own church TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1794 — tap for who they are Same subject: Faith in God is a decision, not a drive — tap to centre the map on it Faith in God is a decision, not adrive VF Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1950–1997 — tap for who they are Same subject: Belief is not something a person can choose — tap to centre the map on it Belief is not something a person canchoose Last stated a year ago 9 Oct 2025 RD Richard Dawkins — holds since 2025-10-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Disbelieving a church ruling on a matter of fact is not heresy, though it may be presumptuous, because on facts that authority is not infallible — tap to centre the map on it Disbelieving a church ruling on amatter of fact is not heresy, thoughit may be presumptuous, because onfacts that authority is notinfallible Last stated 370 years ago 23 Jan 1657 BP Blaise Pascal — holds since 1657-01-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Doubt is not pleasant, but certainty is absurd, since we know nothing of first principles — tap to centre the map on it Doubt is not pleasant, but certaintyis absurd, since we know nothing offirst principles Last stated 256 years ago 28 Nov 1770 VO Voltaire — holds since 1770-11-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Nobody is born a member of a church; faith is not inherited like land — tap to centre the map on it Nobody is born a member of a church;faith is not inherited like land JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689 — tap for who they are Same subject: Calling the man who claimed divinity merely a great human teacher is patronising nonsense; he left no such option — tap to centre the map on it Calling the man who claimed divinitymerely a great human teacher ispatronising nonsense; he left nosuch option CL C. S. Lewis — holds since c. 1942–1952 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every mind must choose between truth and repose and cannot have both — tap to centre the map on it Every mind must choose between truthand repose and cannot have both RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since c. 1841–1847 — tap for who they are Same subject: A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it A busted computer is not a calamityof data loss or a long restoreprocess in the modern world Last stated 11 months ago 24 Nov 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of jobs will probably becreated because of AI. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed — tap to centre the map on it A prisoner who lost faith in his ownfuture was doomed VF Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — tap for who they are Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. — tap to centre the map on it A company that looks to its users asthough it has stopped shipping isusually widening its market, andgrinding through that is worth it. Last stated 2 years ago 23 Mar 2025 RV Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it A contest between five paid firms isnot the way to get good creativework. Last stated 3 months ago 14 Aug 2026 SK Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that is uncompromising butalso kind and supportive is the mostfertile ground for creativity. Last stated 7 months ago 12 Apr 2026 ES Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility isprobably the greatest inhibitor ofcreativity; great ideas came frompeople not paid to have them IA Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
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At the centre On such ultimate questions faith, not logic, decides, and logic has no right to veto faith Last stated c. 1906–1907 Holds William James Read this korrent →