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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 4 May 2013

    An Atheist Muslim's Perspective on the 'Root Causes' of Islamist Jihadism and the Politics of Islamophobiahttp://huff.to/102OswG 

    2:15 PM - 4 May 2013
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      2. Dean Bocobo‏ @deanjorgebocobo 4 May 2013
        Replying to @sapinker

        via/ @sapinker An Atheist Muslim on the roots of Islamist Jihadism and Islamophobia @yusufledesma @gwendykorny @teddyboylocsin

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      3. Cynthia Sycip‏ @Bugsey67 4 May 2013
        Replying to @deanjorgebocobo

        @SagadaSun @sapinker @yusufledesma @gwendykorny @teddyboylocsin Dean that was a good read.

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      4. Dean Bocobo‏ @deanjorgebocobo 4 May 2013
        Replying to @Bugsey67

        @Bugsey67 Good Morning M'am. kudos to @jvejercito for convincing many he is NOT Erap. Let's hope they are right.

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      5. Ferdinand Topacio‏ @FerdieTopacio 4 May 2013
        Replying to @deanjorgebocobo

        @SagadaSun @bugsey67 @jvejercito Erap was not at all bad. Had the elitists not ousted him, he would have made a great President.

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      6. Dean Bocobo‏ @deanjorgebocobo 4 May 2013
        Replying to @FerdieTopacio

        @FerdieTopacio Let's be CRYSTAL CLEAR. Erap was done in by Davide and the Supreme Court. @Bugsey67 @jvejercito

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      7. Teddy Locsin Jr.‏ @teddyboylocsin 4 May 2013
        Replying to @deanjorgebocobo

        @SagadaSun @FerdieTopacio @Bugsey67 @jvejercito No, no, Davide and Supreme Court were accidentally misled, we wanted only de facto pres.

        3 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      8. Dean Bocobo‏ @deanjorgebocobo 4 May 2013
        Replying to @teddyboylocsin

        @teddyboylocsin It was State Depts condition of recognition on 24 Jan 2001 that "the President has validly resigned" @FerdieTopacio HAD NOT!

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      1. Teddy Locsin Jr.‏ @teddyboylocsin 4 May 2013
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker This man has two beautiful books, on Language and on Mind.

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      1. Usaama al-Azami‏ @Usaama01 8 May 2013
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        @sapinker This provocative article may make more sense of Rizvi's piece: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/may/06/sexual-abuse-in-white-community … | Modern Islamic law rejects jihadism btw...

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      1. varm korv‏ @cheesefromgoat 6 May 2013
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        @sapinker are you seriously referring to an article that claims that more than a million westerners were sold as slaves? You have lost it.

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      1. thebrit‏ @sunnkaa 4 May 2013
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        @sapinker atheist Muslim? Isn't that an oxymoron??

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      1. Liquid_atheist‏ @Liquid_atheist 4 May 2013
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        @sapinker What is an "atheist Muslim"? contradiction in terms...

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      1. Brettzky‏ @Longtabsigo 4 May 2013
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        @sapinker @cyberwar what the hell is an "Atheist Muslim"?

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      1. Nathan Fisher‏ @SciCollaborator 4 May 2013
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        @BRMacJR great Tweet by @sapinker, who I mentioned today. Root Causes of Jihadism & Politics of Islamophobiahttp://huff.to/102OswG 

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      1. Frank Greco‏ @FrankGreco88 4 May 2013
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        @sapinker atheist Muslim mmm what about the agnostic Zorastorian I didn't know there were hybrid atheists #philosophy #prettyugly

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      1. حمد الجديع‏ @hamadmj 4 May 2013
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        @sapinker I couldn't agree more.

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      1. MQ38CW‏ @MQ38CW 4 May 2013
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        @sapinker An interesting argument, written clearly. I hope to see more discussion on these topics.

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      1. Homer‏ @homers_twin 4 May 2013
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        @sapinker can you be an atheist Muslim? Surely you are an atheist or a Muslim? Cultural Muslim?

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