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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 13 Mar 2013

    Vote for your top Three World Thinkers (Prospect magazine) --http://bit.ly/WotCWW 

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      2. Alexey Bersenev‏ @cells_nnm 14 Mar 2013
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        @sapinker It's very strange to see such list without Noam Chomsky

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      1. 고옵게늙자‏ @djchun_rdr 28 Mar 2013
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        한국인으론 장하준교수가 유일한 후보에 올랐네요. “@sapinker: Vote for your top Three World Thinkers (Prospect magazine) -- http://bit.ly/WotCWW ”

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      1. Roger Alves‏ @veriatus 28 Mar 2013
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        @sapinker @sapinker @RichardDawkins I voted for the most rational thinkers of the list, I admire & support them.

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      1. bellwether‏ @bellwether 28 Mar 2013
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        @sapinker put @neiltyson on your top thinkers list and I'll vote. #shouldnthavetoask

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      1. Daniel Moszkowicz‏ @TrollKingofChat 28 Mar 2013
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        @sapinker Mr.Grossman @FukuyamaFrancis & reticently @RichardDawkins since he wields his Twitter power questioningly. #WorldThinkers #Vote

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      1. Patricia S.‏ @Field_Trish 28 Mar 2013
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        “@sapinker: Vote for your top Three World Thinkers (Prospect magazine) - http://bit.ly/WotCWW ” this list is incomplete. No @StephenHawking

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      1. Nick Boyle‏ @NickBoyle14 28 Mar 2013
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        @sapinker Voted! Curious, why didn't Noam Chomsky & Sam Harris make the list? #importantideas

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      1. Sharafuddin Malik‏ @sharafmalik 28 Mar 2013
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        @sapinker Beauty queen contests are more interesting.

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      1. Sharafuddin Malik‏ @sharafmalik 28 Mar 2013
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        @sapinker Absolutely nonsensical.

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      1. Dr James Darvall‏ @JamesDarvall 28 Mar 2013
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        “@sapinker: Vote for your top Three World Thinkers (Prospect magazine) -- http://bit.ly/WotCWW ” #VoteDawkins #VoteHiggs

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      1. carey g. butler‏ @Heurist 28 Mar 2013
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        @sapinker If list has likes of Mario Drage & George Soros on itthen you can safely say it's 4 ppl who still r #asleep w/#illusion of #choice

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      1. vicky‏ @vikki39 28 Mar 2013
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        @sapinker Where is Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett and Ayaan Hirsi Ali on the list?....come to think of it, there are a lot of missing names..

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      1. Trent Ramseyer‏ @TrentRamseyer 28 Mar 2013
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        @sapinker no @LKrauss1 means no votes

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      1. George‏ @Minority0fOne 28 Mar 2013
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        @sapinker no noam chomsky???

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      1. Peter Kelly‏ @infoanrchy 28 Mar 2013
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        @sapinker What! No #Chomsky?

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      1. Dr. Harshal Sabane‏ @HarshalSabane 28 Mar 2013
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        @sapinker @RichardDawkins My vote is yours!

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      1. Pascual Restrepo‏ @pascualrpo 28 Mar 2013
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        @sapinker For me: @RichardDawkins , @sapinker and Acemoglu and Robinson @WhyNationsFail

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      1. Peter Bridgman‏ @Peter_Bridgman 28 Mar 2013
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        @sapinker Definitely Jared Diamond. Can't say I know many of the others.

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