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← Simple verbal persuasion, exposing people to ideas alone, is too weak to produce the effects that sermons achieve.

17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 11 Sept 2017 to 1 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under government government Everything filed under America America Everything filed under politics politics Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Simple verbal persuasion, exposing people to ideas alone, is too weak to produce the effects that sermons achieve. Simple verbal persuasion, exposing peopleto ideas alone, is too weak to produce theeffects that sermons achieve. Last stated 9 years ago 11 Sept 2017 KS Kevin Simler — holds since 2017-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Patient persuasion can change people's minds over time — tap to centre the map on it Patient persuasion can changepeople's minds over time Last stated 5 years ago 7 Mar 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-03-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ideas only influence crowds when they take a very absolute, uncompromising and simple form — tap to centre the map on it Ideas only influence crowds whenthey take a very absolute,uncompromising and simple form GB Gustave Le Bon — holds since c. 1895 — tap for who they are Same subject: A sermon works by cultivating a network effect around a shared value, with the speaker acting as the seed the network crystallizes around. — tap to centre the map on it A sermon works by cultivating anetwork effect around a sharedvalue, with the speaker acting asthe seed the network crystallizesaround. Last stated 9 years ago 11 Sept 2017 KS Kevin Simler — holds since 2017-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: The beliefs worth changing are the defended ones, so changing a mind is a siege rather than a conversation. — tap to centre the map on it The beliefs worth changing are thedefended ones, so changing a mind isa siege rather than a conversation. Last stated 4 years ago 14 Mar 2023 AM Adam Mastroianni — holds since 2023-03-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Preaching temperance to the poor is useless, as their drinking is itself an effect of prior miseries — tap to centre the map on it Preaching temperance to the poor isuseless, as their drinking is itselfan effect of prior miseries JL Jack London — holds since c. 1902–1903 — tap for who they are Same subject: Outrage spreads because it functions as a sermon, subject to the same social dynamics that make sermons contagious. — tap to centre the map on it Outrage spreads because it functionsas a sermon, subject to the samesocial dynamics that make sermonscontagious. Last stated 9 years ago 11 Sept 2017 KS Kevin Simler — holds since 2017-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Progressive political thinking has neglected the value of persuading others that one is right — tap to centre the map on it Progressive political thinking hasneglected the value of persuadingothers that one is right Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-04-05 — tap for who they are MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Steering a discussion away from political and ethical considerations only when they don't serve your point is a weak argument. — tap to centre the map on it Steering a discussion away frompolitical and ethical considerationsonly when they don't serve yourpoint is a weak argument. Last stated 3 months ago 23 Jul 2026 DD Drew DeVault — holds since 2026-07-23 — 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 Simple verbal persuasion, exposing people to ideas alone, is too weak to produce the effects that sermons achieve. Last stated 11 Sept 2017 · 9 years ago Holds Kevin Simler Read this korrent →