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Read this korrent: Since the soul was made to contemplate truth, keeping women from knowledge is as cruel and unjust as keeping them from good
Since the soul was made to contemplate truth, keeping women from knowledge is as cruel and unjust as keeping them from good
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Mary Astell — holds since c. 1694–1697 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Those who deny women intellectual improvement must either claim women have no souls or let them cultivate their minds — tap to centre the map on it
Those who deny women intellectual improvement must either claim women have no souls or let them cultivate their minds
MA
Mary Astell — holds since c. 1694–1697 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The case against pornography does not depend on the statistics: even if every study said it was good for you, it would still be bad for the soul. — tap to centre the map on it
The case against pornography does not depend on the statistics: even if every study said it was good for you, it would still be bad for the soul.
Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Seeking, knowing and believing truth is the highest good of human nature — tap to centre the map on it
Seeking, knowing and believing truth is the highest good of human nature
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Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness. — tap to centre the map on it
Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness.
Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is a mistake, made even by many who think themselves wise, to believe the world holds more evil than good — tap to centre the map on it
It is a mistake, made even by many who think themselves wise, to believe the world holds more evil than good
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Moses Maimonides — holds since c. 1190 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A truth stays true whoever holds it; people should be judged by the truth, not the truth by its holders — tap to centre the map on it
A truth stays true whoever holds it; people should be judged by the truth, not the truth by its holders
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Al-Ghazali — holds since c. 1106–1111 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Historical Christianity dwells with harmful exaggeration on the person of Jesus; the soul knows no persons — tap to centre the map on it
Historical Christianity dwells with harmful exaggeration on the person of Jesus; the soul knows no persons
Last stated 188 years ago
15 Jul 1838
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Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since 1838-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion — tap to centre the map on it
A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion
FB
Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it
A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it.
Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it
A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do.
Last stated 10 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. — tap to centre the map on it
A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job.
Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — 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 cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
17 Sept 2026
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Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person's death, more than their life, is what turns them into a viral, revered symbol. — tap to centre the map on it
A person's death, more than their life, is what turns them into a viral, revered symbol.
Last stated 9 months ago
14 Jan 2026
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Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-01-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A religion cannot revive itself by encouraging its members to have more children. — tap to centre the map on it
A religion cannot revive itself by encouraging its members to have more children.
Last stated a month ago
24 Aug 2026
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Ryan Burge — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy. — tap to centre the map on it
A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy.
Last stated 6 days ago
27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build. — tap to centre the map on it
AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build.
Last stated 4 months ago
26 May 2026
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Carlos Alexandro Becker — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
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Since the soul was made to contemplate truth, keeping women from knowledge is as cruel and unjust as keeping them from good
Last stated c. 1694–1697
Holds Mary Astell
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Those who deny women intellectual improvement must either claim women have no souls or let them cultivate their minds
Last stated c. 1694–1697
Holds Mary Astell
Similar wording
The case against pornography does not depend on the statistics: even if every study said it was good for you, it would still be bad for the soul.
Last stated 22 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds ThePrimeagen
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Seeking, knowing and believing truth is the highest good of human nature
Last stated c. 1597–1625
Holds Francis Bacon
Similar wording
Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds L. M. Sacasas
Similar wording
It is a mistake, made even by many who think themselves wise, to believe the world holds more evil than good
Last stated c. 1190
Holds Moses Maimonides
Similar wording
A truth stays true whoever holds it; people should be judged by the truth, not the truth by its holders
Last stated c. 1106–1111
Holds Al-Ghazali
Similar wording
Historical Christianity dwells with harmful exaggeration on the person of Jesus; the soul knows no persons
Last stated 15 Jul 1838 · 188 years ago
Holds Ralph Waldo Emerson
Similar wording
A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion
Last stated c. 1597–1625
Holds Francis Bacon
Same subject: AI and human skill
A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds L. M. Sacasas
Same subject: AI and human skill
A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do.
Last stated 18 Nov 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds Scott H. Young
Same subject: AI and human skill
A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job.
Last stated 21 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Ed Zitron
Same subject: religion
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.
Last stated 17 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Venkatesh Rao
Same subject: religion
A person's death, more than their life, is what turns them into a viral, revered symbol.
Last stated 14 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Brandon Taylor
Same subject: religion
A religion cannot revive itself by encouraging its members to have more children.
Last stated 24 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Ryan Burge
Same subject: AI writing
A CEO who sends out an AI-written strategy memo is modelling that it is fine to outsource thinking and strategy.
Last stated 27 Sept 2026 · 6 days ago
Holds Molly Graham
Same subject: AI writing
A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent.
Last stated 30 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Grant Sanderson
Same subject: AI writing
AI can now produce in minutes work that used to take weeks to build.
Last stated 26 May 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Carlos Alexandro Becker