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Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under America America Everything filed under government government 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: The dominant ideology of the world today is liberal humanism, which makes the individual the source of all authority and meaning The dominant ideology of the world todayis liberal humanism, which makes theindividual the source of all authority andmeaning Last stated 12 years ago 8 Feb 2015 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2015-02-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Modern ideologies such as liberalism, communism and nationalism are religions, whatever they call themselves — tap to centre the map on it Modern ideologies such asliberalism, communism andnationalism are religions, whateverthey call themselves YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2011–2015 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humanism expects humanity to play the part that God and the laws of nature played in older religions — tap to centre the map on it Humanism expects humanity to playthe part that God and the laws ofnature played in older religions YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2015–2017 — tap for who they are Same subject: Forecasting that humans will seek immortality, bliss and divinity simply reflects the ideals of liberal humanism — tap to centre the map on it Forecasting that humans will seekimmortality, bliss and divinitysimply reflects the ideals ofliberal humanism YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2015–2017 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humanism has split into rival sects fighting over the definition of humanity, as Christian sects fought over God — tap to centre the map on it Humanism has split into rival sectsfighting over the definition ofhumanity, as Christian sects foughtover God YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2011–2015 — tap for who they are Same subject: If humans rule the world because they alone cooperate flexibly in large numbers, that undermines belief in human sacredness — tap to centre the map on it If humans rule the world becausethey alone cooperate flexibly inlarge numbers, that underminesbelief in human sacredness YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2015–2017 — tap for who they are Same subject: The primary global political axis has shifted from capitalism-versus-communism to ethnomasochism-versus-ethnonationalism. — tap to centre the map on it The primary global political axishas shifted fromcapitalism-versus-communism toethnomasochism-versus-ethnonationalism. Last stated 3 months ago 12 Jul 2026 BS Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humankind is losing faith in the liberal story just as biotech and infotech pose its biggest challenges — tap to centre the map on it Humankind is losing faith in theliberal story just as biotech andinfotech pose its biggest challenges YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2018–2019 — tap for who they are Same subject: Longtermism, which treats fulfilling humanity's long-term potential as the overriding moral priority, is a worldview worth defending. — tap to centre the map on it Longtermism, which treats fulfillinghumanity's long-term potential asthe overriding moral priority, is aworldview worth defending. Last stated 5 years ago 19 Oct 2021 ÉT Émile P. Torres — no longer holds since 2021-10-19 — 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 a month ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — 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 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 themind to atheism, but depth inphilosophy brings it back toreligion FB Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — 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 Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Aug 2026 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in ata reasonable cost and every lineafter it does not, because thefollow-up outgrows the in-house teamthat oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Dec 2024 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — 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 competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. — tap to centre the map on it A competent, empowered civil servicethat performs crucial governmentfunctions with in-house expertise isgood. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The dominant ideology of the world today is liberal humanism, which makes the individual the source of all authority and meaning Last stated 8 Feb 2015 · 12 years ago Holds Yuval Noah Harari Read this korrent →