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17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 2 Oct 2013 to 27 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under physics physics Everything filed under Psychotherapy Psychotherapy Everything filed under quantum mechanics quantum mechanics Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The present is the only time that is fully real, and existence lies in it alone The present is the only time that is fullyreal, and existence lies in it alone AS Arthur Schopenhauer — holds since c. 1851 — tap for who they are Same subject: Time is the only thing that is truly ours — tap to centre the map on it Time is the only thing that is trulyours SE Seneca — holds since c. 62–65 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: The story we tell about a life is not the life itself; life exists only in the present moment. — tap to centre the map on it The story we tell about a life isnot the life itself; life existsonly in the present moment. Last stated 2 weeks ago 17 Sept 2026 BT Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: The self is an illusion, yet it is the only place where physical and social reality cohere into meaning. — tap to centre the map on it The self is an illusion, yet it isthe only place where physical andsocial reality cohere into meaning. Last stated 6 days ago 27 Sept 2026 MP Maria Popova — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Time is understood until one tries to explain it, yet without things passing, coming or being there would be no past, future or present — tap to centre the map on it Time is understood until one triesto explain it, yet without thingspassing, coming or being there wouldbe no past, future or present AH Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 396–400 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: The fundamental premise that everything will be wonderful if we could just all be linked together everywhere, all the time is false — tap to centre the map on it The fundamental premise thateverything will be wonderful if wecould just all be linked togethereverywhere, all the time is false Last stated 3 years ago 2 Jun 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Past, present and future exist in some way in the soul, as memory, sight and expectation, and are not seen anywhere else — tap to centre the map on it Past, present and future exist insome way in the soul, as memory,sight and expectation, and are notseen anywhere else AH Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 396–400 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Whatever exists is in God, and without God nothing can exist or be conceived — tap to centre the map on it Whatever exists is in God, andwithout God nothing can exist or beconceived BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whether time really exists does not matter; what matters is that time is a useful model for describing reality. — tap to centre the map on it Whether time really exists does notmatter; what matters is that time isa useful model for describingreality. Last stated 3 years ago 29 Jun 2023 GH George Hotz — holds since 2023-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A black hole is featureless in the way a fundamental particle is: charge, mass and spin are the whole of it, and no two differ in anything else. — tap to centre the map on it A black hole is featureless in theway a fundamental particle is:charge, mass and spin are the wholeof it, and no two differ in anythingelse. Last stated a year ago 5 May 2025 JL Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: A black hole is its event horizon, not the matter crushed to a point at the centre. — tap to centre the map on it A black hole is its event horizon,not the matter crushed to a point atthe centre. Last stated a year ago 5 May 2025 JL Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: A far-fetched idea earns its place in physics only when you can go out and look for its observational consequences. — tap to centre the map on it A far-fetched idea earns its placein physics only when you can go outand look for its observationalconsequences. Last stated 3 years ago 3 Dec 2023 LR Lisa Randall — holds since 2023-12-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Evidence-based therapy" is a branding term rather than a scientific one, and in practice it is a code word for "not psychodynamic". — tap to centre the map on it "Evidence-based therapy" is abranding term rather than ascientific one, and in practice itis a code word for "notpsychodynamic". Last stated 13 years ago 2 Oct 2013 JS Jonathan Shedler — holds since 2013-10-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A culture that emphasizes self-esteem over self-knowledge leaves people less equipped to resist doing monstrous things. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that emphasizesself-esteem over self-knowledgeleaves people less equipped toresist doing monstrous things. Last stated a year ago 8 Sept 2025 GS Guy Spier — holds since 2025-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A culture that only trusts what can be put into words will treat unnamed inner experiences as unreal or as a disorder. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that only trusts what canbe put into words will treat unnamedinner experiences as unreal or as adisorder. Last stated 4 months ago 18 Jun 2026 KR Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Declining many-worlds because it extrapolates past what we can observe is methodologically respectable and still a failure of nerve. — tap to centre the map on it Declining many-worlds because itextrapolates past what we canobserve is methodologicallyrespectable and still a failure ofnerve. Last stated 2 years ago 22 Apr 2024 SC Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Decoherence has not yet satisfactorily solved the measurement problem and does not restore local causality. — tap to centre the map on it Decoherence has not yetsatisfactorily solved themeasurement problem and does notrestore local causality. Last stated 3 years ago 21 Sept 2023 SH Sabine Hossenfelder — holds since 2023-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Export controls cannot stop China from training frontier models; what they can do is cap how much AI China gets to run. — tap to centre the map on it Export controls cannot stop Chinafrom training frontier models; whatthey can do is cap how much AI Chinagets to run. Last stated 2 years ago 3 Feb 2025 NL Nathan Lambert — holds since 2025-02-03 — tap for who they are
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