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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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    Sam Harris‏Verified account @SamHarrisOrg 23 Sep 2015

    Sam Harris Retweeted Steven Pinker

    A neurosurgeon who can't think like a scientist is just a glorified plumber (no offense to plumbers).https://twitter.com/sapinker/status/646737559050153984 …

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    Steven PinkerVerified account @sapinker
    Ben Carson: Big Bang A Fairy Tale, Theory Of Evolution Encouraged By The Devil http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/ben-carson-big-bang-a-fairy-tale-theory-of-evolution-encoura?utm_term=.dddKdAbgO9 … via @BuzzFeedAndrew @buzzfeednews
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      2. Jeffrey Guterman‏Verified account @JeffreyGuterman 23 Sep 2015
        Replying to @SamHarrisOrg

        . @SamHarrisOrg @RichardDawkins Good neurosurgeon but anyone who lets him operate on their brain should get their head examined. #BenCarson

        2 replies 4 retweets 7 likes
      3. The Four Horsemen‏ @_Four_Horsemen 23 Sep 2015
        Replying to @JeffreyGuterman

        .@JeffreyGuterman I suspect he doesn't really believe this, but says so as it actually gains votes. That's the real problem! @RichardDawkins

        4 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      4. Jeffrey Guterman‏Verified account @JeffreyGuterman 23 Sep 2015
        Replying to @_Four_Horsemen

        @_Four_Horsemen @RichardDawkins You don't think I've suspected this?

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. The Four Horsemen‏ @_Four_Horsemen 23 Sep 2015
        Replying to @JeffreyGuterman

        @JeffreyGuterman do you still suspect it?

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Jeffrey Guterman‏Verified account @JeffreyGuterman 23 Sep 2015
        Replying to @_Four_Horsemen

        @_Four_Horsemen Yes. I have previously tweeted that he's either a true believer, mixed up, and/or a charlatan. #BenCarson

        2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      7. John V‏ @jp_vaillancourt 23 Sep 2015
        Replying to @JeffreyGuterman

        @JeffreyGuterman Ben Carson's profound cognitive dissonance reminds me of that displayed by NIH director, Francis Collins. @_Four_Horsemen

        3 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
      8. Jeffrey Guterman‏Verified account @JeffreyGuterman 23 Sep 2015
        Replying to @jp_vaillancourt

        . @jp_vaillancourt @_Four_Horsemen That would be a nice title for an article: "The Cognitive Dissonance of Dr. Ben Carson" #BenCarson

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      9. John V‏ @jp_vaillancourt 23 Sep 2015
        Replying to @JeffreyGuterman

        @JeffreyGuterman It's all yours, Jeffrey. Interestingly, the Master of CogDiss is touring the US right now: Pope Francis. @_Four_Horsemen

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Kurt Eichenwald‏Verified account @kurteichenwald 23 Sep 2015
        Replying to @SamHarrisOrg

        @SamHarrisOrg Nailed it. This guy is bizarre - how can a neurosurgeon be an idiot on science?

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      1. Bart!‏ @LongLast_itsMe 23 Sep 2015
        Replying to @SamHarrisOrg

        @SamHarrisOrg EXACTLY. I've often said that there is little difference between mechanics and surgeons, just pricier insurance policies.

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      1. CMDR Rheon  🐸‏ @MageRheon 23 Sep 2015
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        @SamHarrisOrg @RichardDawkins I thought glorified plumbers take shrooms to save princesses from turtles.

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      1. Bob Ohlen‏ @reggie2u 23 Sep 2015
        Replying to @SamHarrisOrg

        @SamHarrisOrg @sapinker @BuzzFeedAndrew @BuzzFeedNews wouldn't the plumber be the scientist working on parts without a higher power?

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      1. Lukas Vlahos‏ @lvlahos343 23 Sep 2015
        Replying to @SamHarrisOrg

        @SamHarrisOrg @Tanner_Shurtz @sapinker @BuzzFeedAndrew @BuzzFeedNews Glorified electrician. A cardiologist is a plumber.

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      1. James Lampkin‏ @Kennigit 23 Sep 2015
        Replying to @SamHarrisOrg

        @SamHarrisOrg he has taken being a Poe to the next level

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      2. Gerry Gonzalez‏ @GerryGonzalo 23 Sep 2015
        Replying to @SamHarrisOrg

        @SamHarrisOrg @sapinker would you say the same about all theistic scientist? I recall Hitchens developed a friendship with Francis Collins

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Gerry Gonzalez‏ @GerryGonzalo 23 Sep 2015
        Replying to @GerryGonzalo

        @SamHarrisOrg @sapinker just to clarify, I find theistic scientist to be cognitively dissonant

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. John Bryan‏ @JohnBry48855978 23 Sep 2015
        Replying to @GerryGonzalo

        @GerryGonzalo Do you think it's dissonant for an astrophysicist to know nothing about neuroscience?

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Gerry Gonzalez‏ @GerryGonzalo 23 Sep 2015
        Replying to @JohnBry48855978

        @JohnBry48855978 I find it dissonant for an astrophysicist to believe the universe is 6000 years old, or them to believe in an invisible God

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. John Bryan‏ @JohnBry48855978 23 Sep 2015
        Replying to @GerryGonzalo

        @GerryGonzalo So we establish a difference within the sciences. Knowledge in one is not expertise in all.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. Gerry Gonzalez‏ @GerryGonzalo 23 Sep 2015
        Replying to @JohnBry48855978

        @JohnBry48855978 who's arguing with that?

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      8. John Bryan‏ @JohnBry48855978 23 Sep 2015
        Replying to @GerryGonzalo

        @GerryGonzalo A neuroscientist has no obligation to believe in neither evolution nor big bang. So theistic scientists are not dissonant

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      9. Chris Schell‏ @Chrisschell_TOR 23 Sep 2015
        Replying to @JohnBry48855978

        @JohnBry48855978 @GerryGonzalo they have an obligation to uphold the scientific philosophy. Accept evidence as reality. Evolution is proven!

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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