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17 connected korrents · 7 moments from 13 May 2007 to 19 Jun 2026.

Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under religion religion Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Scripture's meaning on moral questions can be followed with certainty Scripture's meaning on moral questions canbe followed with certainty BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — tap for who they are Same subject: Hardly anything in Scripture can be proved contrary to natural reason — tap to centre the map on it Hardly anything in Scripture can beproved contrary to natural reason BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — tap for who they are Same subject: Interpreting Scripture follows almost the same method as interpreting nature — tap to centre the map on it Interpreting Scripture followsalmost the same method asinterpreting nature BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — tap for who they are Same subject: Where scripture seems to oppose a truth proved by philosophy, it admits of interpretation — tap to centre the map on it Where scripture seems to oppose atruth proved by philosophy, itadmits of interpretation I( Ibn Rushd (Averroes) — holds since c. 1126–1195 — tap for who they are Same subject: The eternity of the universe is unproven, and a merely plausible argument does not justify reading scripture figuratively — tap to centre the map on it The eternity of the universe isunproven, and a merely plausibleargument does not justify readingscripture figuratively MM Moses Maimonides — holds since c. 1190 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most philosophical propositions and questions are not false but senseless, arising from not understanding the logic of our language — tap to centre the map on it Most philosophical propositions andquestions are not false butsenseless, arising from notunderstanding the logic of ourlanguage LW Ludwig Wittgenstein — holds since c. 1921 — tap for who they are Same subject: Philosophy should be studied for the sake of its questions, not for definite answers, which can rarely be known to be true — tap to centre the map on it Philosophy should be studied for thesake of its questions, not fordefinite answers, which can rarelybe known to be true BR Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1912 — tap for who they are Same subject: The rule for interpreting Scripture should be the natural reason common to all, not supernatural light or outside authority — tap to centre the map on it The rule for interpreting Scriptureshould be the natural reason commonto all, not supernatural light oroutside authority BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — tap for who they are Same subject: The idea that ethical nature, though born of cosmic nature, is necessarily at enmity with it is a fundamental truth — tap to centre the map on it The idea that ethical nature, thoughborn of cosmic nature, isnecessarily at enmity with it is afundamental truth TH Thomas Henry Huxley — holds since c. 1893–1894 — 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 Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron,since the promise it marks has beenperpetually broken. Last stated 4 months ago 19 Jun 2026 RJ Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off — tap to centre the map on it A country may boast of itsgovernment only when its poor arewell off TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are Same subject: A deep life is a good life — tap to centre the map on it A deep life is a good life CN Cal Newport — holds since c. 2016 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failurefor their mistakes does not help;every CEO makes thousands ofmistakes Last stated 14 years ago 15 Jun 2012 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about wherea component belongs is a personalassumption and does not mean thatthe market or the users will reactto the component that way. Last stated 7 months ago 2 Apr 2026 MS Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's PRs should be verysmall and manageable if the designeris not comfortable reviewing orwriting the code themselves. Last stated 5 months ago 26 May 2026 AM Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Scripture's meaning on moral questions can be followed with certainty Last stated c. 1670 Holds Baruch Spinoza Read this korrent →