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← Science is not just compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of it

17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 14 Nov 2022 to 1 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under evolutionary biology evolutionary biology Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under America America Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under optimism optimism Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Science is not just compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of it Science is not just compatible withspirituality; it is a profound source ofit CS Carl Sagan — holds since c. 1995 — tap for who they are Same subject: Spirituality is a real part of human nature and central to flourishing, whether or not God exists. — tap to centre the map on it Spirituality is a real part of humannature and central to flourishing,whether or not God exists. Last stated 11 months ago 1 Dec 2025 JH Jon Haidt — holds since 2025-12-01 — 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 something that people do. — tap to centre the map on it 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 and the wisdom traditions are complementary angles on reality, not competing explanations. — tap to centre the map on it Science and the wisdom traditionsare complementary angles on reality,not competing explanations. Last stated 8 months ago 17 Mar 2026 AJ Andy Johns — holds since 2026-03-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Science is far from perfect, but it is the best instrument of knowledge we have — tap to centre the map on it Science is far from perfect, but itis the best instrument of knowledgewe have CS Carl Sagan — holds since c. 1995 — tap for who they are Same subject: I believe feeling is the deeper source of religion, and philosophic and theological formulas are secondary products — tap to centre the map on it I believe feeling is the deepersource of religion, and philosophicand theological formulas aresecondary products WJ William James — holds since c. 1902 — 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: Accepting the universe is a matter of loyalty like patriotism, not optimism — tap to centre the map on it Accepting the universe is a matterof loyalty like patriotism, notoptimism GC G. K. Chesterton — holds since c. 1908 — tap for who they are Same subject: A language model's apparent mind is mostly our own bias: it predicts text, and leverages our evolved habit of attributing intentionality to anything that acts human. — tap to centre the map on it A language model's apparent mind ismostly our own bias: it predictstext, and leverages our evolvedhabit of attributing intentionalityto anything that acts human. Last stated 3 years ago 22 Apr 2024 SC Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A selection signal can be validated without a significance threshold, by measuring how far it is enriched for mutations an entirely independent study says affect a trait. — tap to centre the map on it A selection signal can be validatedwithout a significance threshold, bymeasuring how far it is enriched formutations an entirely independentstudy says affect a trait. Last stated 6 months ago 8 May 2026 DR David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificing members would defeat most other tribes, which is natural selection — tap to centre the map on it A tribe of loyal, self-sacrificingmembers would defeat most othertribes, which is natural selection CD Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1871–1874 — 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 2 months 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
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At the centre Science is not just compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of it Last stated c. 1995 Holds Carl Sagan Read this korrent →