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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Oct 26

    How many saints can you think of who saved a billion lives? @HumanProgress https://humanprogress.org/article.php?p=1536 … #HumanProgressData

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      2. dblight‏ @dblight Oct 26
        Replying to @sapinker @HumanProgress

        How about Norman Borlaug?

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      2. Claudia Lischievici‏ @ClaudsLucas Oct 26
        Replying to @sapinker @HumanProgress

        Not only that, but they were immigrants!!!! The horror!!!!!!

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      3. Jens‏ @Bossenjense Oct 27
        Replying to @ClaudsLucas @sapinker @HumanProgress

        Yes, because ”immigrants” are one group, with the same culture, values and beliefs. From the land immigrationistan

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      4. Claudia Lischievici‏ @ClaudsLucas Oct 27
        Replying to @Bossenjense @sapinker @HumanProgress

        Immigrants from immigrationstan have better avoid trumpistan then 😂

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      5. Jens‏ @Bossenjense Oct 27
        Replying to @ClaudsLucas @sapinker @HumanProgress

        😂

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      1. Just Phil‏ @JustPhilD Oct 26
        Replying to @sapinker @HumanProgress

        Saints?

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      1. TFPxxTFPxx-, x‏ @alkorozim Oct 28
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        It seems like an awful lot of hospitals and schools are named after saints. Does that count ?

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      1. JT Kostman, PhD‏ @jt_kostman Oct 27
        Replying to @sapinker @HumanProgress

        We would have to add Norman Borlaug to that list...

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      1. Martin Palecek‏ @MartinPalecek Oct 27
        Replying to @sapinker @HumanProgress

        I always have thought that the first serologist who is credited with the first classification of blood into the four types of the ABO blood group system was dr Jan Jansky. I was apparently wrong…

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      1. Pat Pattison‏ @PatPattison4 Oct 26
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        Great to meet you in Santa Barbara Steven great information and perspective as always

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      1. August Baldur‏ @AugustBaldur Oct 26
        Replying to @sapinker @HumanProgress

        I bet a lot of them are White :) #thankawhiteperson

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      1. Jeff Brooks‏ @JeBroo5 Oct 26
        Replying to @sapinker @HumanProgress

        Oh, stop it dude. No one is saying saints save lives. It doesn’t mean we don’t think some people are better humans than others.

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      1. Steven McCaughan‏ @RagnarWeaponX Oct 26
        Replying to @sapinker @HumanProgress

        You are correct, however, you do not take into account the effects of the persons actions or words on others over time. Perhaps a seemingly insignificant or small action can have ramifications not easily quantified or measured...

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      1. أنـــور الكـــندري‏ @an_alkandari Oct 26
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        Just knew that saints were supposed to save organic lives!

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      1. Rus Spence‏ @rus_spence Oct 26
        Replying to @sapinker @HumanProgress

        Is that Chuck Grassley invented the blood transfusion???

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      1. Bernard H. ✡️‏ @yeshuabyoseph Oct 26
        Replying to @sapinker @HumanProgress

        "saints"? https://www.dictionary.com/browse/saint  It is a word that has been hijacked that alludes to religiosity. I try to use "evil" as Dr. Scott Peck defined it...but those working in psych fields shy away.

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      1. Richard Brown‏ @rbbarnet Oct 26
        Replying to @sapinker @HumanProgress

        Fleming, Florey and Chain probably saved even more lives.

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      1. Jim O'Sulivan‏ @Jimeo722 Oct 26
        Replying to @sapinker @HumanProgress

        Why that comparison?

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