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← Without different future consequences, the debate between materialism and theism is idle

17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 25 Sept 2015 to 18 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under consciousness consciousness Everything filed under AI sentience AI sentience Everything filed under Silicon Valley Silicon Valley Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Without different future consequences, the debate between materialism and theism is idle Without different future consequences, thedebate between materialism and theism isidle WJ William James — holds since c. 1906–1907 — tap for who they are Same subject: If no practical difference follows from either side, a dispute is idle — tap to centre the map on it If no practical difference followsfrom either side, a dispute is idle WJ William James — holds since c. 1906–1907 — tap for who they are Same subject: Physicalism about consciousness makes no sense once the problem is framed correctly; he gives it only a 5% chance. — tap to centre the map on it Physicalism about consciousnessmakes no sense once the problem isframed correctly; he gives it only a5% chance. Last stated 5 months ago 19 May 2026 PG Philip Goff — holds since 2026-05-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Physicalism is insufficient and requires investigating a latent space of patterns. — tap to centre the map on it Physicalism is insufficient andrequires investigating a latentspace of patterns. Last stated 7 months ago 31 Mar 2026 ML Michael Levin — holds since 2026-03-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Reality is still in the making, not complete from all eternity — tap to centre the map on it Reality is still in the making, notcomplete from all eternity WJ William James — holds since c. 1906–1907 — tap for who they are Same subject: Talk of unthinking agents producing ideas without a will is empty words — tap to centre the map on it Talk of unthinking agents producingideas without a will is empty words GB George Berkeley — holds since c. 1710–1734 — tap for who they are Same subject: Everything has evolved, so there are no eternal facts and no absolute truths — tap to centre the map on it Everything has evolved, so there areno eternal facts and no absolutetruths FN Friedrich Nietzsche — holds since c. 1878 — tap for who they are Same subject: The mere size of a difference does not decide whether it deserves philosophic study — tap to centre the map on it The mere size of a difference doesnot decide whether it deservesphilosophic study WJ William James — holds since c. 1879–1896 — tap for who they are Same subject: Denying matter does not deny the real existence of the things we see and touch — tap to centre the map on it Denying matter does not deny thereal existence of the things we seeand touch GB George Berkeley — holds since c. 1710–1734 — tap for who they are Same subject: A mystical state defies expression, so its quality must be experienced directly and cannot be passed on to others — tap to centre the map on it A mystical state defies expression,so its quality must be experienceddirectly and cannot be passed on toothers WJ William James — holds since c. 1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person is best understood as a loose jumble of barely intelligent, looping processes producing only the illusion of coherent subjectivity. — tap to centre the map on it A person is best understood as aloose jumble of barely intelligent,looping processes producing only theillusion of coherent subjectivity. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 MW Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A sense of coherent consciousness arises from experience being compressed into a single thread rather than from the brain's full underlying activity. — tap to centre the map on it A sense of coherent consciousnessarises from experience beingcompressed into a single threadrather than from the brain's fullunderlying activity. Last stated 9 months ago 4 Feb 2026 SW Stephen Wolfram — holds since 2026-02-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI sentience is a category error, and the chances of AIs being sentient are vanishingly small. — tap to centre the map on it AI sentience is a category error,and the chances of AIs beingsentient are vanishingly small. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 TC 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 arenot the same act: one is a learnedpattern about what to say, the otherrests on having felt the thing. Last stated 3 months ago 10 Aug 2026 FL Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: As we redesign life with new technologies, we should weigh the welfare of all sentient beings, not just humans — tap to centre the map on it As we redesign life with newtechnologies, we should weigh thewelfare of all sentient beings, notjust humans Last stated 11 years ago 25 Sept 2015 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2015-09-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Move fast and break things" is the wrong mantra when you are dealing with atoms; the job is to move fast and ship safely. — tap to centre the map on it "Move fast and break things" is thewrong mantra when you are dealingwith atoms; the job is to move fastand ship safely. Last stated 3 months ago 3 Aug 2026 DD Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A new approach to forecasting the future should sit between techno-utopianism and dystopian imagery. — tap to centre the map on it A new approach to forecasting thefuture should sit betweentechno-utopianism and dystopianimagery. Last stated 2 years ago by 24 Mar 2025 AC Amber Case — holds since 2025-03-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI companies promote themselves around 'taste' because their products are unappealing outside tech circles. — tap to centre the map on it AI companies promote themselvesaround 'taste' because theirproducts are unappealing outsidetech circles. Last stated 7 months ago 26 Mar 2026 KC Kyle Chayka — holds since 2026-03-26 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Without different future consequences, the debate between materialism and theism is idle Last stated c. 1906–1907 Holds William James Read this korrent →