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← The world may be better seen as God's process for forming minds than as a trial
17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 8 Jun 1637 to 21 Sept 2026.
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Read this korrent: The world may be better seen as God's process for forming minds than as a trial
The world may be better seen as God's process for forming minds than as a trial
TM
Thomas Robert Malthus — holds since c. 1798 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The process of physical creation can enhance the message being communicated. — tap to centre the map on it
The process of physical creation can enhance the message being communicated.
Last stated 10 years ago
by 17 May 2016
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Erik Spiekermann — holds since 2016-05-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Creation can improve mental well-being — tap to centre the map on it
Creation can improve mental well-being
Last stated 3 years ago
8 Aug 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-08-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In building AGI we seem to be building a God, and should ask now whether it can be a good one. — tap to centre the map on it
In building AGI we seem to be building a God, and should ask now whether it can be a good one.
Last stated 12 years ago
16 Jan 2015
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Sam Harris — holds since 2015-01-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The idea of a universal beneficent Creator seems to arise only after long cultural development — tap to centre the map on it
The idea of a universal beneficent Creator seems to arise only after long cultural development
CD
Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1871–1874 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A practical science of nature's forces could make humans the lords and possessors of nature — tap to centre the map on it
A practical science of nature's forces could make humans the lords and possessors of nature
Last stated 389 years ago
8 Jun 1637
RD
René Descartes — holds since 1637-06-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Matter was probably made in the beginning as solid, hard, impenetrable, moving particles — tap to centre the map on it
Matter was probably made in the beginning as solid, hard, impenetrable, moving particles
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Isaac Newton — holds since c. 1704–1718 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Charity attends to what a man ought to be rather than what he is or may become — tap to centre the map on it
Charity attends to what a man ought to be rather than what he is or may become
JA
Jane Addams — holds since c. 1902 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You cannot remove sin by removing the material of sin — tap to centre the map on it
You cannot remove sin by removing the material of sin
JM
John Milton — holds since c. 1644 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it
A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work.
Last stated 3 months ago
14 Aug 2026
SK
Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. — tap to centre the map on it
A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity.
Last stated 7 months ago
12 Apr 2026
ES
Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
IA
Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it
“Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken.
Last stated 4 months ago
19 Jun 2026
RJ
Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off — tap to centre the map on it
A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off
TP
Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A deep life is a good life — tap to centre the map on it
A deep life is a good life
CN
Cal Newport — holds since c. 2016 — 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 a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue 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 and wartime 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 good commercial 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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