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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 19 Dec 2013

    Americans’ (especially younger Americans') Belief in God, Miracles and Heaven Declines - http://bit.ly/1cE7uMe 

    6:16 PM - 19 Dec 2013
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      1. David Lapin‏ @DavidLapin 20 Dec 2013
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        Via @sapinker: Americans’ (especially younger ones) Belief in God Declines - http://bit.ly/1cE7uMe  ~ What abt their belief in ANYTHING?

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      1. Be Resistant 🇬🇧 🇺🇸‏ @CraigFoster999 19 Dec 2013
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        @sapinker good!

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      1. ...‏ @doodlebug0 19 Dec 2013
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        @sapinker @L_Peterson__ Free thinkers. More science-reality based. I understand this completely.

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      2. Gary Perkins‏ @OBOthegame 19 Dec 2013
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        @sapinker Maybe it's because their understanding of 'the higher forces' is suppressed and is little understood by their elders regardless?

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      3. Gary Perkins‏ @OBOthegame 19 Dec 2013
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        @sapinker There's more to this than meets the skies... And all for good reason...And amnesic minds serves them best! http://wordpowergames.com 

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      1. Gus Bici‏ @PPolish 22 Dec 2013
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        @sapinker Belief in NeoDarwinism will decrease. Darwinism with ID (DWID) will increase...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFPhTDfcbrA …

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      1. Mike Jenks‏ @sharemymind 20 Dec 2013
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        @sapinker Not fast enough for my liking. I want the older believers sitting on the fence, realizing the real truth, to come out.

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      1. Urban Legends‏ @urbanlegendshu 19 Dec 2013
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        RT@sapinker: Americans’ (especially younger Americans') Belief in God, Miracles and Heaven Declines - http://bit.ly/1cE7uMe ”

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      1. Linus Waltenberger‏ @mitLinus 19 Dec 2013
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        Warum sind Frauen abergläubischer? RT “@sapinker: Americans’ Belief in God, Miracles and Heaven Declines - http://bit.ly/1cE7uMe ”

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      1. Benjamin Brackett‏ @benjaminb213 19 Dec 2013
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        @sapinker since when does the number of people behind an idea make something right? An idea is right because it is logical

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      1. Antithesis of Theist‏ @db9man 19 Dec 2013
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        @sapinker there is hope for this country, regardless of the enormous headwind.

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      1. Michael Hillier‏ @hillierme 19 Dec 2013
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        @sapinker @GarthGodsman The republican 87% belief and the Democrat 70% belief was closer than I expected.

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      1. Daniel dePlantagenet‏ @dePlantagenet 19 Dec 2013
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        @sapinker Thank god.

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      2. Ronny Ager-Wick‏ @agerwick 19 Dec 2013
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        @sapinker So there is some hope for the American population after all... I'll give them 50 years, if the regime will last that long...

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      3. يوسف النخيش‏ @yousef8300 20 Dec 2013
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        @agerwick @sapinker agree. Crises urge the need of a superpower

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      1. dGabe Evau‏ @dGabeEvau 19 Dec 2013
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        @sapinker That's too bad...really should of thought twice about eating the Fruit of Knowledge.

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      1. Brian  ☯‏ @brian1625 19 Dec 2013

        @AFFogarty @sapinker not likely to exist but at least plausible.

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