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Author of The End of Faith, The Moral Landscape, Waking Up, and other bestselling books published in over 20 languages. Host of the Waking Up podcast.

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    1. Sam Harris‏Verified account @SamHarrisOrg Sep 27

      Kavanaugh's defenders appear to believe either (1) Ford is lying to keep him off the court and willing to destroy her life in the process. (What's more, she's been preparing the ground for this accusation for years.) or

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      Sam Harris‏Verified account @SamHarrisOrg Sep 27

      (2) She is telling the truth (about her experience), but this is a terrible case of mistaken identity. (1) seems extraordinarily unlikely. As for (2), how common is it to misidentify an assailant who is *already known to you* (i.e. not a stranger)?

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        1. Sam Harris‏Verified account @SamHarrisOrg Sep 27

          Conversely, assuming he's innocent, how likely is it that Kavanaugh would repeatedly decline to ask for a further FBI investigation (even though this made him look guilty)?

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        2. James Motley‏ @James_Motley Sep 27
          Replying to @SamHarrisOrg

          Oh I can’t believe I’m going to get into a twitter debate, especially with someone I really respect and one of 3 podcasters I actually give money to but…As a neuroscientist, you know how unreliable memory is.

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        3. James Motley‏ @James_Motley Sep 27
          Replying to @James_Motley @SamHarrisOrg

          I'm not a scientist just a curious person and our memory to put it bluntly sucks. It changes. It's been more than 30 years. Why can't both Dr Ford and the Judge be telling the truth as they remember it? I think they were both very credible and I think they were both being honest

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        2. Angulus Sath‏ @AngieSath Sep 27
          Replying to @SamHarrisOrg

          Memories, even eyewitness accounts, are not as reliable as people think they are. This is Psychology 101. #KavanaghHearing

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        3. Angulus Sath‏ @AngieSath Sep 28
          Replying to @AngieSath @SamHarrisOrg

          Big fan, but I find it very strange I have to tweet this to the guy who literally wrote the book on New Atheism and skepticism.

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        4. Jerry Alexandratos‏ @JNAlexandratos Sep 28
          Replying to @AngieSath @SamHarrisOrg

          You know who else is an expert on memory, and especially traumatic memory? Dr. Ford. You should read her testimony- she explains it very well.

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        5. Angulus Sath‏ @AngieSath Sep 28
          Replying to @JNAlexandratos

          I am aware Dr. Ford has degrees in psychology. She should know, even more than me, what I'm saying is true.

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        6. Angulus Sath‏ @AngieSath Sep 28
          Replying to @AngieSath @JNAlexandratos

          https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confabulation …

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        7. Jerry Alexandratos‏ @JNAlexandratos Sep 28
          Replying to @AngieSath

          So you think you're going to teach a Professor of Psychology about her own field? Is it hubris or simply Dunning-Kruger effect in action? I think her actual degree is a lot more credible than your Google U degree and your quick scan of a Wiki page.

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        8. Angulus Sath‏ @AngieSath Sep 28
          Replying to @JNAlexandratos

          I am a physician. Where does Dr. Ford contradict what I have said, or that of Google U? It is known that memories, even traumatic ones, can be faulty and are not as reliable as we think. What have I stated that is incorrect?

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        9. Angulus Sath‏ @AngieSath Sep 29
          Replying to @AngieSath @JNAlexandratos

          I've look at the transcripts and Dr. Ford merely describes the neurobiology and neurotransmitters of memories. She did not say traumatic memories are 100% true (which would be ridiculous) or that they are as reliable as most expect.

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        2. Corey Witte‏ @Galt1138 Sep 28
          Replying to @SamHarrisOrg

          Here's plenty of evidence that people can be not only wrongly accused, but spend years in jail:https://www.innocenceproject.org/all-cases/#exonerated-by-dna,sex-crimes …

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        1. The Evolved Psyche‏ @evolvedpsyche Sep 27
          Replying to @SamHarrisOrg

          You seem to have ruled out the third possibility of a false memory. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_memory_syndrome …

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        2. Shiite Mormon‏ @MormonShiite Sep 27
          Replying to @SamHarrisOrg

          For 36 years she couldn't remember.

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        3. you don’t need to know.‏ @chavaleh22 Sep 27
          Replying to @MormonShiite @SamHarrisOrg

          That’s not at all what she said in her testimony. She said she didn’t tell anyone for 30 years

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        4. Shiite Mormon‏ @MormonShiite Sep 27
          Replying to @chavaleh22 @SamHarrisOrg

          My bad it was a 30 year reremember. Here is an except from USAToday "the issue came to the forefront during a couples therapy session six years ago. Her therapist’s notes never mention Kavanaugh and actually mention four boys involved, although she says there were only two."

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        5. you don’t need to know.‏ @chavaleh22 Sep 27
          Replying to @MormonShiite @SamHarrisOrg

          4 boys at the party. Therapist wrote it down wrong or misunderstood, and her husband remembers her telling him it was Kavanaugh. She has logical answers to everything you said. From what I’ve seen she never forgot that the assault happened, just never told anyone

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        6. Hapax Legomenon‏ @YTLHapax Sep 27
          Replying to @chavaleh22 @MormonShiite @SamHarrisOrg

          She had been drinking as a teen at a party thirty six years ago. She can't remember where or when, but is absolutely certain what happened and who did it although none of the other people she named as attending the party did. Hmm.

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        7. you don’t need to know.‏ @chavaleh22 Sep 27
          Replying to @YTLHapax @MormonShiite @SamHarrisOrg

          Why would they remember a party in which absolutely nothing happened to them? She didn’t tell anyone at the party and didn’t even speak to them after the assault. Many survivors do not remember exactly where/when, especially those that are very young at the time.

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        8. Hapax Legomenon‏ @YTLHapax Sep 27
          Replying to @chavaleh22 @MormonShiite @SamHarrisOrg

          And many people remember things incorrectly especially from decades ago and especially when they've been drinking and especially when they were young. Sorry, we can't abandon due process and the presumption of innocence on the basis of an old memory with no corroboration.

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        9. you don’t need to know.‏ @chavaleh22 Sep 27
          Replying to @YTLHapax @MormonShiite @SamHarrisOrg

          So Kavanaugh could have simply forgot he assaulted her. It goes both ways. That’s why it should be investigated, especially since Kavanaugh lied about being a saint in high school. No one is trying to lock him up. It’s a job interview, questions have to be answered.

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