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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 13 Feb 2013

    A thoughtful discussion on morality by Michael Shermer, with important data on money, happiness, & worldwide progress : http://bit.ly/X50l2h 

    4:53 PM - 13 Feb 2013
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      1. Andy Budiman‏ @Andy_Budiman_ 21 Feb 2013
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        “@sapinker: A thoughtful discussion on morality with important data on money, happiness, & worldwide progress : http://bit.ly/X50l2h ”

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      1. Richard Challinor is an exotic spresm‏ @Frohicky 14 Feb 2013
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        @sapinker Like Harris I think Shermer tries to solve the Is/Ought problem by hiding it out of sight.

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      2. Fourone Threetwo‏ @4one3two 14 Feb 2013
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        @sapinker @michaelshermer @mpigliucci effortlessly crossing is-ought gap suggests smuggled-in moral principles. dworkin's JFH better account

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      3. Massimo Pigliucci‏ @mpigliucci 14 Feb 2013
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        @4one3two @sapinker @michaelshermer Exactly right.

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      2. GT‏ @Nsightv 13 Feb 2013
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        @sapinker @michaelshermer @mpigliucci Nice civil exchange amongst confirmation biases.

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      3. Massimo Pigliucci‏ @mpigliucci 13 Feb 2013
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        @Tennis_Insights @sapinker @michaelshermer At least it was civil. Careful though, conf. bias becoming generic excuse to dismiss…

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      4. GT‏ @Nsightv 16 Feb 2013
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        @mpigliucci @michaelshermer True, but we invest so much in our developed opinions by way of PFCortex, it seems chg a rare phenomenon.

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      1. Rudi K. Sander‏ @rudolfanders 13 Feb 2013
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        @sapinker : in the end of all thinking and feeling and doing: only this, what includet the behavior of all people in the world may be good.

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      1. Malcolm Pollack‏ @mtpollack 13 Feb 2013
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        @sapinker Commenter "Trimegitsus" responded that "Why should we act morally at all?" has no provable, objective answer. Is he wrong?

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