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← There is no static God: whatever you name as God has already become something else

16 connected korrents · 7 moments from 28 Nov 1770 to 20 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under family family Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under design design Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: There is no static God: whatever you name as God has already become something else There is no static God: whatever you nameas God has already become something else JR Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1963–1970 — tap for who they are Same subject: The main difficulty with most ideas of God is that they picture a static God — tap to centre the map on it The main difficulty with most ideasof God is that they picture a staticGod JR Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1963–1970 — 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: 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: If God is like the moral law, then God is not soft — tap to centre the map on it If God is like the moral law, thenGod is not soft CL C. S. Lewis — holds since c. 1941–1952 — tap for who they are Same subject: Doubt is not pleasant, but certainty is absurd, since we know nothing of first principles — tap to centre the map on it Doubt is not pleasant, but certaintyis absurd, since we know nothing offirst principles Last stated 256 years ago 28 Nov 1770 VO Voltaire — holds since 1770-11-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Giving something a name does not create it, but it changes the conditions under which it develops. — tap to centre the map on it Giving something a name does notcreate it, but it changes theconditions under which it develops. Last stated 2 months ago 19 Aug 2026 KR Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: God is truly described only by negations; positive attributes misdescribe God — tap to centre the map on it God is truly described only bynegations; positive attributesmisdescribe God MM Moses Maimonides — holds since c. 1190 — tap for who they are Same subject: A free person thinks about death least of all; their wisdom is a meditation on life, not death — tap to centre the map on it A free person thinks about deathleast of all; their wisdom is ameditation on life, not death BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1661–1675 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together. — tap to centre the map on it A good life is forged from the verythings that make it hard, since joyand pain in relationships cometogether. Last stated 4 years ago 13 Jan 2023 RW Robert Waldinger — holds since 2023-01-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. — tap to centre the map on it A good life rests on things thatdemand skill and effort from you,not on goods that arrive requiringnone. Last stated 2 years ago 16 May 2024 LS L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2024-05-16 — 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 liberal divorce law is wise — tap to centre the map on it A liberal divorce law is wise ES Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are Same subject: A partner's difficult trait becomes tolerable only if their good qualities outweigh it and you don't feel alone dealing with its effects. — tap to centre the map on it A partner's difficult trait becomestolerable only if their goodqualities outweigh it and you don'tfeel alone dealing with its effects. Last stated a month ago 20 Sept 2026 HN Haley Nahman — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person with a spouse and children has given hostages to fortune, since they hinder great enterprises — tap to centre the map on it A person with a spouse and childrenhas given hostages to fortune, sincethey hinder great enterprises FB Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — tap for who they are
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At the centre There is no static God: whatever you name as God has already become something else Last stated c. 1963–1970 Holds Jane Roberts Read this korrent →