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← Throughout history religions and ideologies did not sanctify life itself

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Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under government government Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Throughout history religions and ideologies did not sanctify life itself Throughout history religions andideologies did not sanctify life itself YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2015–2017 — tap for who they are Same subject: It's hard to create a somewhat coherent religion with overall better outcomes for more people than the systems that have been refined for thousands of years. — tap to centre the map on it It's hard to create a somewhatcoherent religion with overallbetter outcomes for more people thanthe systems that have been refinedfor thousands of years. Last stated 4 years ago 5 Sept 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-09-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Modern ideologies such as liberalism, communism and nationalism are religions, whatever they call themselves — tap to centre the map on it Modern ideologies such asliberalism, communism andnationalism are religions, whateverthey call themselves YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2011–2015 — tap for who they are Same subject: A religion or ideology does not need to be true in order to take over the world — tap to centre the map on it A religion or ideology does not needto be true in order to take over theworld Last stated 12 years ago 8 Feb 2015 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2015-02-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most wars in history were fought over stories and mythologies, not over territory or food — tap to centre the map on it Most wars in history were foughtover stories and mythologies, notover territory or food Last stated 3 years ago 11 Jan 2024 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2024-01-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Belief is not something a person can choose — tap to centre the map on it Belief is not something a person canchoose Last stated a year ago 9 Oct 2025 RD Richard Dawkins — holds since 2025-10-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Modern society was saved from collapse not by supply and demand but by the new religion of humanism — tap to centre the map on it Modern society was saved fromcollapse not by supply and demandbut by the new religion of humanism YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2015–2017 — tap for who they are Same subject: Rulers may not take life as freely as God, because though they are God's ministers they are only men — tap to centre the map on it Rulers may not take life as freelyas God, because though they areGod's ministers they are only men Last stated 370 years ago 23 Oct 1656 BP Blaise Pascal — holds since 1656-10-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: History is not the study of the past but the study of how things change — tap to centre the map on it History is not the study of the pastbut the study of how things change Last stated 4 years ago 18 Oct 2022 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2022-10-18 — 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 acommunity publication as atop-of-funnel customer acquisitionstrategy without needing thepublication itself to generaterevenue 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 andwartime 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 goodcommercial 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 Same subject: A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it A busted computer is not a calamityof data loss or a long restoreprocess in the modern world Last stated 11 months ago 24 Nov 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of jobs will probably becreated because of AI. Last stated 4 weeks ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed — tap to centre the map on it A prisoner who lost faith in his ownfuture was doomed VF Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — tap for who they are Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are
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