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Read this korrent: The religions of humanity must be classified as mass delusions, and no one who shares a delusion recognizes it as such
The religions of humanity must be classified as mass delusions, and no one who shares a delusion recognizes it as such
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Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Religion saves many people from individual neuroses by imposing mental infantilism and a mass delusion, but little more — tap to centre the map on it
Religion saves many people from individual neuroses by imposing mental infantilism and a mass delusion, but little more
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Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The problems of contemporary society are fundamentally religious in nature. — tap to centre the map on it
The problems of contemporary society are fundamentally religious in nature.
Last stated a month ago
2 Sept 2026
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Ava Huang — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Sectarianism, bigotry and fanaticism have filled the earth with violence and held human society back — tap to centre the map on it
Sectarianism, bigotry and fanaticism have filled the earth with violence and held human society back
Last stated 133 years ago
11 Sept 1893
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Swami Vivekananda — holds since 1893-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No one with understanding could think a man believes in divine things yet not in gods — tap to centre the map on it
No one with understanding could think a man believes in divine things yet not in gods
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Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Monotheism was mankind's big mistake, because it brought evil into the world. — tap to centre the map on it
Monotheism was mankind's big mistake, because it brought evil into the world.
Last stated 10 months ago
12 Dec 2025
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Irving Finkel — holds since 2025-12-12 — 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 policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated a month 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 Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
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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 at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot.
Last stated 2 years ago
7 Dec 2024
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Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI systems are not sentient, and the odds of them being sentient are vanishingly small. — tap to centre the map on it
AI systems are not sentient, and the odds of them being sentient are vanishingly small.
Last stated a month ago
31 Aug 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI's sympathy and a friend's are not the same act: one is a learned pattern about what to say, the other rests on having felt the thing. — tap to centre the map on it
An AI's sympathy and a friend's are not the same act: one is a learned pattern about what to say, the other rests on having felt the thing.
Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Calling an intelligent, self-aware being legal property does not resolve whether it has an interest in freedom. — tap to centre the map on it
Calling an intelligent, self-aware being legal property does not resolve whether it has an interest in freedom.
Last stated 2 months ago
24 Jul 2026
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Peter Singer — holds since 2026-07-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness. — tap to centre the map on it
A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness.
Last stated 7 years ago
10 May 2019
MP
Michael Pollan — holds since 2019-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job. — tap to centre the map on it
Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job.
Last stated 2 years ago
16 Oct 2024
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Graham Hancock — holds since 2024-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ballot initiatives are not the smartest way to establish a legal place for psychedelic therapy. — tap to centre the map on it
Ballot initiatives are not the smartest way to establish a legal place for psychedelic therapy.
Last stated 7 years ago
10 May 2019
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Michael Pollan — holds since 2019-05-10 — tap for who they are
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The religions of humanity must be classified as mass delusions, and no one who shares a delusion recognizes it as such
Last stated c. 1930
Holds Sigmund Freud
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Religion saves many people from individual neuroses by imposing mental infantilism and a mass delusion, but little more
Last stated c. 1930
Holds Sigmund Freud
Similar wording
The problems of contemporary society are fundamentally religious in nature.
Last stated 2 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Ava Huang
Similar wording
Sectarianism, bigotry and fanaticism have filled the earth with violence and held human society back
Last stated 11 Sept 1893 · 133 years ago
Holds Swami Vivekananda
Similar wording
No one with understanding could think a man believes in divine things yet not in gods
Last stated c. 399 BCE
Holds Socrates
Similar wording
Monotheism was mankind's big mistake, because it brought evil into the world.
Last stated 12 Dec 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds Irving Finkel
Same subject: America
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 22 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Jennifer Pahlka
Same subject: America
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated 18 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Casey Handmer Eric Berger
Same subject: America
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.
Last stated 7 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Alon Levy
Same subject: AI sentience
AI systems are not sentient, and the odds of them being sentient are vanishingly small.
Last stated 31 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Tyler Cowen
Same subject: AI sentience
An AI's sympathy and a friend's are not the same act: one is a learned pattern about what to say, the other rests on having felt the thing.
Last stated 10 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Fei-Fei Li
Same subject: AI sentience
Calling an intelligent, self-aware being legal property does not resolve whether it has an interest in freedom.
Last stated 24 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Peter Singer
Same subject: psychedelics
A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness.
Last stated 10 May 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Michael Pollan
Same subject: psychedelics
Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job.
Last stated 16 Oct 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Graham Hancock
Same subject: psychedelics
Ballot initiatives are not the smartest way to establish a legal place for psychedelic therapy.
Last stated 10 May 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Michael Pollan