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← The ethical progress of society depends on combating the cosmic process, not imitating or fleeing it

17 connected korrents · 9 moments from 8 Feb 1780 to 23 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under evolutionary biology evolutionary biology Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The ethical progress of society depends on combating the cosmic process, not imitating or fleeing it The ethical progress of society depends oncombating the cosmic process, notimitating or fleeing it TH Thomas Henry Huxley — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are Same subject: Law and morals oppose the cosmic process and tend to suppress the traits that win the struggle for existence — tap to centre the map on it Law and morals oppose the cosmicprocess and tend to suppress thetraits that win the struggle forexistence TH Thomas Henry Huxley — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are Same subject: Social progress means checking the cosmic process at every step and replacing it with an ethical one — tap to centre the map on it Social progress means checking thecosmic process at every step andreplacing it with an ethical one TH Thomas Henry Huxley — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is a fallacy that people in society must look to the struggle for existence for progress, as plants and animals did — tap to centre the map on it It is a fallacy that people insociety must look to the strugglefor existence for progress, asplants and animals did TH Thomas Henry Huxley — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are Same subject: Broadly, human ethical progress is the gradual extension of mutual aid from the tribe toward the whole of humanity — tap to centre the map on it Broadly, human ethical progress isthe gradual extension of mutual aidfrom the tribe toward the whole ofhumanity PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: Moral understanding is not improving as science is, and people should stop being wolves to one another — tap to centre the map on it Moral understanding is not improvingas science is, and people shouldstop being wolves to one another Last stated 247 years ago 8 Feb 1780 BF Benjamin Franklin — holds since 1780-02-08 — 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: Producing moral, not just technological, progress requires introducing new moral premises that invert what people previously believed. — tap to centre the map on it Producing moral, not justtechnological, progress requiresintroducing new moral premises thatinvert what people previouslybelieved. Last stated 4 months ago 12 Jul 2026 BS Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: It would be folly to think a few centuries could subdue humanity's inborn cosmic nature to ethical ends — tap to centre the map on it It would be folly to think a fewcenturies could subdue humanity'sinborn cosmic nature to ethical ends TH Thomas Henry Huxley — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are Same subject: "AI" systems are being used to distance the responsible humans from the impacts of their decisions. — tap to centre the map on it "AI" systems are being used todistance the responsible humans fromthe impacts of their decisions. Last stated 2 weeks ago 23 Oct 2026 AT Adrian Tchaikovsky — holds since 2026-10-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of acommunity publication as atop-of-funnel customer acquisitionstrategy without needing thepublication itself to generaterevenue directly. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime andwartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago 14 Apr 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is not a tool but an agent, the first technology that can make decisions and invent new ideas by itself — tap to centre the map on it AI is not a tool but an agent, thefirst technology that can makedecisions and invent new ideas byitself Last stated 2 years ago 10 Sept 2024 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2024-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Art cannot result from external compulsion, because the labour that produces it is voluntary — tap to centre the map on it Art cannot result from externalcompulsion, because the labour thatproduces it is voluntary WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being a designer is amazing, and designers are no longer just designers but builders who can create whatever they envision. — tap to centre the map on it Being a designer is amazing, anddesigners are no longer justdesigners but builders who cancreate whatever they envision. Last stated 2 months ago 2 Sept 2026 ER Evil Rabbit — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Access to AI will become a fundamental driver of the economy, and may eventually be considered a fundamental human right. — tap to centre the map on it Access to AI will become afundamental driver of the economy,and may eventually be considered afundamental human right. Last stated a year ago 23 Sept 2025 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2025-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI increases productivity by boosting efficiency, and greater productivity means greater prosperity. — tap to centre the map on it AI increases productivity byboosting efficiency, and greaterproductivity means greaterprosperity. Last stated a month ago 25 Sept 2026 MM Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Decolonization is truly the creation of new men — tap to centre the map on it Decolonization is truly the creationof new men FF Frantz Fanon — holds since c. 1961 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The ethical progress of society depends on combating the cosmic process, not imitating or fleeing it Last stated c. 1893–1894 Holds Thomas Henry Huxley Read this korrent →