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← People come to belief in different ways: some through philosophy, some through argument, some through exhortation

17 connected korrents · 14 moments from 11 Sept 1893 to 14 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under motivation motivation Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: People come to belief in different ways: some through philosophy, some through argument, some through exhortation People come to belief in different ways:some through philosophy, some throughargument, some through exhortation I( Ibn Rushd (Averroes) — holds since c. 1126–1195 — tap for who they are Same subject: A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion — tap to centre the map on it A little philosophy inclines themind to atheism, but depth inphilosophy brings it back toreligion FB Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — tap for who they are Same subject: Belief and behavior run in both directions, so the more reliable way to change what someone believes about themselves is to act first. — tap to centre the map on it Belief and behavior run in bothdirections, so the more reliable wayto change what someone believesabout themselves is to act first. Last stated 9 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: People almost always align their beliefs with their interests. — tap to centre the map on it People almost always align theirbeliefs with their interests. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Sept 2026 FC François Chollet — holds since 2026-09-14 — 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 contentiousnarrative someone already believes,they tend to become strikinglygullible 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 engage more with an argument when they generate its key steps themselves than when the same argument is imposed on them. — tap to centre the map on it People engage more with an argumentwhen they generate its key stepsthemselves than when the sameargument is imposed on them. Last stated a year ago 26 May 2025 NN Neel Nanda — holds since 2025-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Basing beliefs on personal intuition and revelation substitutes anecdote and authority for evidence and reason — tap to centre the map on it Basing beliefs on personal intuitionand revelation substitutes anecdoteand authority for evidence andreason Last stated 11 years ago 12 Oct 2015 KS Kathryn Schulz — holds since 2015-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: If you extol reason, what matters is the integrity of the thoughts, not the personalities of the thinkers — tap to centre the map on it If you extol reason, what matters isthe integrity of the thoughts, notthe personalities 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: Confidence in a belief reflects the coherence of the story the mind built, not the quality of the evidence — tap to centre the map on it Confidence in a belief reflects thecoherence of the story the mindbuilt, not the quality of theevidence DK Daniel Kahneman — holds since c. 2011 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person's death, more than their life, is what turns them into a viral, revered symbol. — tap to centre the map on it A person's death, more than theirlife, is what turns them into aviral, revered symbol. Last stated 9 months ago 14 Jan 2026 BT Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-01-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A religion cannot revive itself by encouraging its members to have more children. — tap to centre the map on it A religion cannot revive itself byencouraging its members to have morechildren. Last stated a month ago 24 Aug 2026 RB Ryan Burge — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: All religions should be accepted as true, not merely tolerated — tap to centre the map on it All religions should be accepted astrue, not merely tolerated Last stated 133 years ago 11 Sept 1893 SV Swami Vivekananda — holds since 1893-09-11 — 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 AIapocalypse do not justify muchconcern 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 isfar harder now that everyone canpersonalise their media and skippast 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 inprivate group chats often becomemainstream 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: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto them. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline. — tap to centre the map on it A habit only survives difficulty ifthe person enjoys it, which makesenjoyment a better predictor ofpersistence than discipline. Last stated 9 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JC James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre People come to belief in different ways: some through philosophy, some through argument, some through exhortation Last stated c. 1126–1195 Holds Ibn Rushd (Averroes) Read this korrent →