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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 10 Jul 2014

    Honest, but indefensible. This should stop.

    10:44 AM - 10 Jul 2014
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      2. Peter Fishbeast‏ @peter_fishbeast 10 Jul 2014
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker Dawkins needs to control himself, he's losing a lot of credibility by constantly saying silly and inflammatory things

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      3. Mark Duncan‏ @MarkDuncan76 10 Jul 2014
        Replying to @peter_fishbeast

        @peter_fishbeast @sapinker A matter of temperament. Hitchens and Dawkins are more combative; Harris is more mild-mannered. Same message.

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      1. Paul Wilson‏ @TorpedoWilson 10 Jul 2014
        Replying to @sapinker

        .@sapinker There are two @RichardDawkins Exemplary rationalist; Inexplicably cheap sensationalist who refuses to apply science to religion.

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      2. Terri Gilbert  🎼 🧠‏ @tgilhou 10 Jul 2014
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker Or people who generate "resenters" could be responsible for the damage that their speaking does to their cause...

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      3. Terri Gilbert  🎼 🧠‏ @tgilhou 10 Jul 2014
        Replying to @tgilhou

        @sapinker as in... Jon Stewart, "praised" MoveOn dot org for "10 years of making even people who agree with you cringe."

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      1. Camus‏ @camusgoalie 10 Jul 2014
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker Yes, agreed, scientists should impose a moratorium on long pointless articles debunking god. LET'S DECLARE VICTORY.

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      2. Emanuel Viçoso‏ @evicoso 10 Jul 2014
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker Dawkins is a bad prophet. I dismiss anyone who approaches me with a "you're stupid" attitude. Ruse might be a better evangelist...

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      3. julio nieves‏ @jnvk2m 10 Jul 2014
        Replying to @evicoso

        @evicoso @sapinker // Then do you dismiss Religions that approaches with a "YOU ARE A SINNER" ...HAMMER??!

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      4. Emanuel Viçoso‏ @evicoso 10 Jul 2014
        Replying to @jnvk2m

        @julionieves_k2m @sapinker Yes, I do. Or rather, I dismiss believers that take that approach.

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      1. Evilshai  ✡ Frankensteinberger‏ @avishaiw 10 Jul 2014
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker I think playing devil's advocate (or god's) is always worthwhile if it opens discussion, but shouldn't be attack on character

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      2. Mikko Järvenpää‏ @mhj 10 Jul 2014
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker So which one should stop? Religion-coddling or the vitriol-causing extreme atheist trolling? Ruse not alone with that reaction.

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      3. Mark Duncan‏ @MarkDuncan76 10 Jul 2014
        Replying to @mhj

        @mhj @sapinker The former. If you can't stand the heat...

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      4. Mikko Järvenpää‏ @mhj 10 Jul 2014
        Replying to @MarkDuncan76

        @markduncan76 @sapinker Yes, and seems lots of people are getting out of that kitchen.

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      1. Odo Sor‏ @odo_sor 10 Jul 2014
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        @sapinker Is Dawkins a Platonist or what?

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      1. Rand Simberg‏ @Rand_Simberg 10 Jul 2014
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        Yes, that is silly. But it would be nice if he'd stop being such an fundamentalist evangelist against God. @sapinker

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      1. julio nieves‏ @jnvk2m 10 Jul 2014
        Replying to @FoolishReporter

        @FoolishReporter @sapinker // My tweets exactly: how do you transmit "You have Cancer" to anyone and still "be nice and educated"??

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