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Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under America America Everything filed under curiosity curiosity 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: Science is something that people do. Science is something that people do. Last stated 2 months ago 14 Sept 2026 SN Steven Novella — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Science is a commitment to systematic thinking through testing and observation, not a major or a career — tap to centre the map on it Science is a commitment tosystematic thinking through testingand observation, not a major or acareer Last stated 10 years ago 10 Jun 2016 AG Atul Gawande — holds since 2016-06-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Science is rooted in creative interpretation — tap to centre the map on it Science is rooted in creativeinterpretation SG Stephen Jay Gould — holds since c. 1981 — tap for who they are Same subject: Science is a team effort of institutions, which reward skepticism and innovation rather than conformity — tap to centre the map on it Science is a team effort ofinstitutions, which rewardskepticism and innovation ratherthan conformity YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are Same subject: Doing science is not the same as doing engineering. — tap to centre the map on it Doing science is not the same asdoing engineering. Last stated 12 years ago 5 May 2014 JA John Allspaw — holds since 2014-05-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: The Science is not truth, it's a process for discovering and refining the truth — tap to centre the map on it The Science is not truth, it's aprocess for discovering and refiningthe truth Last stated 4 years ago 14 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Science cannot create ends; at most it can supply the means to attain them — tap to centre the map on it Science cannot create ends; at mostit can supply the means to attainthem AE Albert Einstein — holds since c. 1949 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is human nature to overinterpret evidence, and the hardest part of science is not doing so. — tap to centre the map on it It is human nature to overinterpretevidence, and the hardest part ofscience is not doing so. Last stated 11 months ago 30 Nov 2025 GT Gary Taubes — holds since 2025-11-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A scientific paper is a description of results, not a story. — tap to centre the map on it A scientific paper is a descriptionof results, not a story. Last stated 4 years ago 27 Dec 2022 SR Stuart Ritchie — holds since 2022-12-27 — 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: 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 slot machine triggers the brain’s learning and curiosity pathways while teaching nothing, and that one-way exchange is what makes it contemptuous of the player. — tap to centre the map on it A slot machine triggers the brain’slearning and curiosity pathwayswhile teaching nothing, and thatone-way exchange is what makes itcontemptuous of the player. Last stated 13 years ago 3 Jul 2013 RK Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Acquiring insight into how things work is a worthwhile effort in itself, not only for any payoff — tap to centre the map on it Acquiring insight into how thingswork is a worthwhile effort initself, not only for any payoff Last stated 19 years ago 17 Oct 2007 PB Peter Bevelin — holds since 2007-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Advancing in life depends more on what one learns later than on what one already knows — tap to centre the map on it Advancing in life depends more onwhat one learns later than on whatone already knows Last stated 19 years ago 13 May 2007 CM Charlie Munger — holds since 2007-05-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Science is something that people do. Last stated 14 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago Holds Steven Novella Read this korrent →