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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2011–2015 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Religion is a system of human norms and values founded on belief in a superhuman order — tap to centre the map on it Religion is a system of human norms and values founded on belief in a superhuman order
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2011–2015 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No religion holds its members to the high standards of moral responsibility that secular science and medicine do — tap to centre the map on it No religion holds its members to the high standards of moral responsibility that secular science and medicine do Last stated 20 years ago
2 Nov 2006
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Daniel Dennett — holds since 2006-11-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The religions of humanity must be classified as mass delusions, and no one who shares a delusion recognizes it as such — tap to centre the map on it 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: Humanism has split into rival sects fighting over the definition of humanity, as Christian sects fought over God — tap to centre the map on it Humanism has split into rival sects fighting over the definition of humanity, as Christian sects fought over God
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2011–2015 — 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: 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 New Gods view humans as unnecessary and external, whereas the Old Gods viewed humans as cells in their body. — tap to centre the map on it The New Gods view humans as unnecessary and external, whereas the Old Gods viewed humans as cells in their body. Last stated a week ago
13 Oct 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Governments, religions and scriptures are human inventions, and women who see this will no longer be oppressed by claims of divine command — tap to centre the map on it Governments, religions and scriptures are human inventions, and women who see this will no longer be oppressed by claims of divine command
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Oct 2023
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Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. Last stated 3 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — 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 2 months ago
14 Aug 2026
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Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — 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
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Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness Last stated 14 years ago
8 Jan 2013
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Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. Last stated 3 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. — tap to centre the map on it A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Theist religions sanctify the gods; humanist religions sanctify humanity
Last stated c. 2011–2015
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Religion is a system of human norms and values founded on belief in a superhuman order
Last stated c. 2011–2015
Holds
No religion holds its members to the high standards of moral responsibility that secular science and medicine do
Holds
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
Humanism has split into rival sects fighting over the definition of humanity, as Christian sects fought over God
Last stated c. 2011–2015
Holds
Monotheism was mankind's big mistake, because it brought evil into the world.
Holds
Religion saves many people from individual neuroses by imposing mental infantilism and a mass delusion, but little more
Last stated c. 1930
Holds
The New Gods view humans as unnecessary and external, whereas the Old Gods viewed humans as cells in their body.
Holds
Governments, religions and scriptures are human inventions, and women who see this will no longer be oppressed by claims of divine command
Last stated c. 1898
Holds
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Holds
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Holds
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Holds
A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work.
Holds
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Holds
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to.
Holds
A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls.
Holds