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← The idea of a universal beneficent Creator seems to arise only after long cultural development

17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 14 Apr 2011 to 27 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The idea of a universal beneficent Creator seems to arise only after long cultural development The idea of a universal beneficent Creatorseems to arise only after long culturaldevelopment CD Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1871–1874 — tap for who they are Same subject: The world may be better seen as God's process for forming minds than as a trial — tap to centre the map on it The world may be better seen asGod's process for forming minds thanas a trial TM Thomas Robert Malthus — holds since c. 1798 — tap for who they are Same subject: Human progress is not inevitable; it comes through tireless effort, and without it time favors social stagnation — tap to centre the map on it Human progress is not inevitable; itcomes through tireless effort, andwithout it time favors socialstagnation MJ Martin Luther King Jr. — holds since c. 1963–1964 — tap for who they are Same subject: No one who looks at nature as connected can still believe humans were separately created — tap to centre the map on it No one who looks at nature asconnected can still believe humanswere separately created CD Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1871–1874 — tap for who they are Same subject: The idea of God is only of use if it makes us larger, freer and more loving; otherwise discard it — tap to centre the map on it The idea of God is only of use if itmakes us larger, freer and moreloving; otherwise discard it JB James Baldwin — holds since c. 1962–1963 — tap for who they are Same subject: Creation can improve mental well-being — tap to centre the map on it Creation can improve mentalwell-being Last stated 3 years ago 8 Aug 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-08-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: The moral theory underneath longtermism treats people as containers of value rather than as the point of it, which is why creating more of them counts as making the universe better. — tap to centre the map on it The moral theory underneathlongtermism treats people ascontainers of value rather than asthe point of it, which is whycreating more of them counts asmaking the universe better. Last stated 5 years ago 19 Oct 2021 ÉT Émile P. Torres — holds since 2021-10-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Unlike the soul, the mind has many parts, constantly changes and is not eternal — tap to centre the map on it Unlike the soul, the mind has manyparts, constantly changes and is noteternal YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2015–2017 — tap for who they are Same subject: Habits of mind and institutions suited to an era of superabundance have not yet been built, and reflexes formed under scarcity misfire badly in it. — tap to centre the map on it Habits of mind and institutionssuited to an era of superabundancehave not yet been built, andreflexes formed under scarcitymisfire badly in it. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 BD Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto them. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of allhumankind is a perpetual, restlessdesire of power after power thatends only in death TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — 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: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a goodcommercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago 21 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The idea of a universal beneficent Creator seems to arise only after long cultural development Last stated c. 1871–1874 Holds Charles Darwin Read this korrent →