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17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 8 Jun 1637 to 1 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under government government Everything filed under America America Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under humility humility Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Refusing to hear an opinion because you are sure it is false treats your certainty as absolute certainty Refusing to hear an opinion because youare sure it is false treats your certaintyas absolute certainty JM John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1859 — tap for who they are Same subject: Nothing should be accepted as true unless it is known so clearly and distinctly that no ground for doubt remains — tap to centre the map on it Nothing should be accepted as trueunless it is known so clearly anddistinctly that no ground for doubtremains Last stated 389 years ago 8 Jun 1637 RD René Descartes — holds since 1637-06-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: An opinion being false is not in itself an objection to it — tap to centre the map on it An opinion being false is not initself an objection to it FN Friedrich Nietzsche — holds since c. 1886 — tap for who they are Same subject: A true opinion becomes dead dogma if it is not fully, frequently and fearlessly discussed — tap to centre the map on it A true opinion becomes dead dogma ifit is not fully, frequently andfearlessly discussed JM John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1859 — tap for who they are Same subject: The way to tell legal analysis from partisan lying is to distrust absolute certainty and to trust conceded ambiguity. — tap to centre the map on it The way to tell legal analysis frompartisan lying is to distrustabsolute certainty and to trustconceded ambiguity. Last stated 3 years ago 2 Aug 2023 KW Ken White — holds since 2023-08-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: No belief is true: the moment something is proven it stops being a belief and becomes a fact. — tap to centre the map on it No belief is true: the momentsomething is proven it stops being abelief and becomes a fact. Last stated 10 months ago 5 Jan 2026 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-01-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Argue like you are right and listen like you are wrong, with the humility to know what you do not know. — tap to centre the map on it Argue like you are right and listenlike you are wrong, with thehumility to know what you do notknow. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Trying to prove how right one is leads to ignoring the evidence to the contrary. — tap to centre the map on it Trying to prove how right one isleads to ignoring the evidence tothe contrary. Last stated 3 years ago 3 Oct 2023 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2023-10-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Having no definite convictions does not make the mind freer; a believer is readier and wittier — tap to centre the map on it Having no definite convictions doesnot make the mind freer; a believeris readier and wittier GC G. K. Chesterton — holds since c. 1905 — tap for who they are Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Dec 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it A citizen deciding politicallyshould ask what is good for thecommunity, not what is good forthemselves JT Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — 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 Same subject: A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvementin AI models would create a bigincentive for some other parts ofthe world to invest a lot more incompute. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it A broken criminal justiceinstitution survives preciselybecause it serves the people who runit. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 RB Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city should be as large as self-sufficiency needs but small enough for its rulers to oversee — tap to centre the map on it A city should be as large asself-sufficiency needs but smallenough for its rulers to oversee AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are
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At the centre Refusing to hear an opinion because you are sure it is false treats your certainty as absolute certainty Last stated c. 1859 Holds John Stuart Mill Read this korrent →