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← Religion has come to mean defending human commentaries and spreading hatred rather than charity

17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 6 Feb 1788 to 21 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about ambition.

Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under happiness happiness Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Religion has come to mean defending human commentaries and spreading hatred rather than charity Religion has come to mean defending humancommentaries and spreading hatred ratherthan charity BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — tap for who they are Same subject: Parties of religion are now more furious than factions born of interest and ambition — tap to centre the map on it Parties of religion are now morefurious than factions born ofinterest and ambition DH David Hume — holds since c. 1741–1776 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. — tap to centre the map on it A founder needs ambition rather thana sense of duty, because a startupis grueling enough that dutifulnesswill not carry anyone through it. Last stated 2 months ago 3 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: After a year or more of building for velocity, the next year will probably be won on ambition instead. — tap to centre the map on it After a year or more of building forvelocity, the next year willprobably be won on ambition instead. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Sept 2026 CV Claire Vo — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ambition does not equate with happiness: in the Harvard aging cohort it was the people who lived average lives who reported being happiest. — tap to centre the map on it Ambition does not equate withhappiness: in the Harvard agingcohort it was the people who livedaverage lives who reported beinghappiest. Last stated 2 months ago 24 Aug 2026 MH Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ambition in founders is mostly inborn, which is why stories of a founder acquiring it during a batch are rare. — tap to centre the map on it Ambition in founders is mostlyinborn, which is why stories of afounder acquiring it during a batchare rare. Last stated 2 months ago 3 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ambition must be set against ambition so that each branch resists the others — tap to centre the map on it Ambition must be set againstambition so that each branch resiststhe others Last stated 239 years ago 6 Feb 1788 JM James Madison — holds since 1788-02-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ambition should be measured in the eyes of your customer rather than your peers, which means being willing to take the best ideas wherever you find them. — tap to centre the map on it Ambition should be measured in theeyes of your customer rather thanyour peers, which means beingwilling to take the best ideaswherever you find them. Last stated 5 months ago 14 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ambitions to contribute to many disciplines today are probably unrealistic. — tap to centre the map on it Ambitions to contribute to manydisciplines today are probablyunrealistic. Last stated 9 years ago 20 Aug 2017 DE David Edmonds — holds since 2017-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmicstakes, privileged knowledge,personal vocation and an imperativeto act can license extraordinarybehavior when it conflicts withordinary constraints. Last stated a month ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A civilized town is far better off with a religion, even a bad one, than with none — tap to centre the map on it A civilized town is far better offwith a religion, even a bad one,than with none VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are Same subject: A faith with a good God but without sin, hell, the devil or redemption is a boys' philosophy — tap to centre the map on it A faith with a good God but withoutsin, hell, the devil or redemptionis a boys' philosophy CL C. S. Lewis — holds since c. 1942–1952 — tap for who they are Same subject: You must make the effort yourself; the Buddhas only show the way — tap to centre the map on it You must make the effort yourself;the Buddhas only show the way GB Gautama Buddha — holds since c. 500–401 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of acommunity publication as atop-of-funnel customer acquisitionstrategy without needing thepublication itself to generaterevenue directly. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime andwartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago 14 Apr 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Choosing to believe in God makes things better, giving a meditation point and a source of strength — tap to centre the map on it Choosing to believe in God makesthings better, giving a meditationpoint and a source of strength Last stated 12 years ago 31 Oct 2014 SK Stephen King — holds since 2014-10-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Conversion is the process by which a divided, unhappy self becomes unified and happy through a firmer hold on religious realities — tap to centre the map on it Conversion is the process by which adivided, unhappy self becomesunified and happy through a firmerhold on religious realities WJ William James — holds since c. 1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: One's country should be the world and one's religion doing good — tap to centre the map on it One's country should be the worldand one's religion doing good TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Religion has come to mean defending human commentaries and spreading hatred rather than charity Last stated c. 1670 Holds Baruch Spinoza Read this korrent →