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Everything filed under consciousness consciousness Everything filed under mathematics mathematics Everything filed under AI and science AI and science Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Students treat the relativity of truth as a moral postulate of a free society, not a theoretical insight Students treat the relativity of truth asa moral postulate of a free society, not atheoretical insight AB Allan Bloom — holds since c. 1987 — tap for who they are Same subject: There are no moral phenomena, only moral interpretations of phenomena — tap to centre the map on it There are no moral phenomena, onlymoral interpretations of phenomena FN Friedrich Nietzsche — holds since c. 1886 — tap for who they are Same subject: Objectivism's fundamental flaw is that it is justified by a fictional world rather than the real one, which makes it useless for understanding where we actually live. — tap to centre the map on it Objectivism's fundamental flaw isthat it is justified by a fictionalworld rather than the real one,which makes it useless forunderstanding where we actuallylive. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jan 2025 JB Jennifer Burns — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: The moral truth that slavery is wrong was accessible in principle at all times. — tap to centre the map on it The moral truth that slavery iswrong was accessible in principle atall times. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MP Massimo Pigliucci — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: That truth is worth more than appearance is a poorly proved moral prejudice — tap to centre the map on it That truth is worth more thanappearance is a poorly proved moralprejudice FN Friedrich Nietzsche — holds since c. 1886 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whether a mind can be conscious or track moral truth does not depend on being made of carbon versus silicon. — tap to centre the map on it Whether a mind can be conscious ortrack moral truth does not depend onbeing made of carbon versus silicon. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Sept 2026 RH Robin Hanson — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Mathematics gives practitioners corrective feedback on being wrong that moral philosophy lacks. — tap to centre the map on it Mathematics gives practitionerscorrective feedback on being wrongthat moral philosophy lacks. Last stated 5 years ago 27 Feb 2022 NN Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A mystical state defies expression, so its quality must be experienced directly and cannot be passed on to others — tap to centre the map on it A mystical state defies expression,so its quality must be experienceddirectly and cannot be passed on toothers WJ William James — holds since c. 1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person is best understood as a loose jumble of barely intelligent, looping processes producing only the illusion of coherent subjectivity. — tap to centre the map on it A person is best understood as aloose jumble of barely intelligent,looping processes producing only theillusion of coherent subjectivity. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 MW Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A sense of coherent consciousness arises from experience being compressed into a single thread rather than from the brain's full underlying activity. — tap to centre the map on it A sense of coherent consciousnessarises from experience beingcompressed into a single threadrather than from the brain's fullunderlying activity. Last stated 9 months ago 4 Feb 2026 SW Stephen Wolfram — holds since 2026-02-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A persistently rising dividend yield eventually forces capital appreciation as the market rerates the stock. — tap to centre the map on it A persistently rising dividend yieldeventually forces capitalappreciation as the market reratesthe stock. Last stated 8 months ago 3 Mar 2026 SB Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A proof and an explanation are different things, and a theorem can stay an unsolved expository problem long after it is proved. — tap to centre the map on it A proof and an explanation aredifferent things, and a theorem canstay an unsolved expository problemlong after it is proved. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — 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 withany error rate at all becomesinsufferable, because finding theerror costs more than the paper isworth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A compound's AI origin story is not by itself a reason to expect it to do better in the clinic. — tap to centre the map on it A compound's AI origin story is notby itself a reason to expect it todo better in the clinic. Last stated 2 years ago 13 May 2024 DL Derek Lowe — holds since 2024-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it A computational discovery platformdoes not make a biotech fast,because the thousand other steps ofdrug development are still thebottleneck. Last stated 2 years ago 17 Sept 2024 AT Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A computational method can regularly predict protein structures with atomic accuracy even when no similar structure is known. — tap to centre the map on it A computational method can regularlypredict protein structures withatomic accuracy even when no similarstructure is known. Last stated 5 years ago 15 Jul 2021 DH Demis Hassabis — holds since 2021-07-15 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Students treat the relativity of truth as a moral postulate of a free society, not a theoretical insight Last stated c. 1987 Holds Allan Bloom Read this korrent →