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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 22 Aug 2014

    The biggest misconception about wars: that they are about material resources.http://nyti.ms/1tiDjWA 

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      1. Bill Shipley‏ @Harry_cartoons 23 Aug 2014
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        @sapinker @Vodkaninja I'm sure The Crusades were about oil - they just didn't realise at the time......

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      1. Ad Verdiesen‏ @ontvadering 22 Aug 2014
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        @sapinker @AngryHarrysPage wars are about resources, also regarding human capital, in general about power&money.

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      1. Laura Elvery‏ @lauraelvery 22 Aug 2014
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        "In 1776, the American colonists had the highest standard of living in the world." Via @sapinker #war #anthropology http://nyti.ms/1tiDjWA ”

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      1. Todd Valerius‏ @mtvalerius 22 Aug 2014
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        @sapinker this is from individual point of view. War today is heavily pushed by governments. Is a govt "reason" not sometimes material?

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      2. Plan Iran‏ @planiran 30 Aug 2014
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        @sapinker cool @scottAtran ref! http://www.sciencemag.org/content/336/6083/855.full … Iran has logical, not sacred right 2 nuclear. http://www.fusionenergyleague.org/index.php/blog/article/atomic_obsession_nuclear_alarmism_from_hiroshima_to_al_qaeda …

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      3. Plan Iran‏ @planiran 30 Aug 2014
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        .@sapinker Sad thing is violence=least effective way to take over world. Better way, language! http://ajaban.com/index.php/blog/article/heritage-language … @coolzabAn

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      1.  🕊 Afyaa Alburaidi‏ @AfyaaFayoo 17 Sep 2014
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        @sapinkerpic.twitter.com/05WwDsYLrt

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      1. Ajaban‏ @ajaban 29 Aug 2014
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        @sapinker "Cross-national analyses show that a country’s devotion 2 a world religion correlates positively with existential insecurity (4)."

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      1. Les Ma-ada‏ @lesmorgp 23 Aug 2014
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        @sapinker @JohanBuys6. Now can someone please tell that to #Bafana Bafana. What did the Minister say about them....Nxa!!!

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      1. Graham Chivers  ✏️‏ @deepgreendesign 23 Aug 2014
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        .@sapinker I thought the bigger misconception about wars was they result in #Peace. #Psychology #Humour #Culture #Violence #CdnPoli #Gaza

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      1. J. 🎃P = .06 🎃 de Ruiter‏ @JPdeRuiter 23 Aug 2014
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        @sapinker I wonder what the sacred values are that the US starts wars for.

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      1. foo‏ @Quuux 23 Aug 2014
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        @sapinker @aliamjadrizvi The populace does not fight over material resources and influence. But those who lead them - I think they do.

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      1. Sami Mäkeläinen‏ @smakelainen 23 Aug 2014
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        @sapinker @aleroi Funny, that's not at all what the article says.

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      1. Aleksi Roinila‏ @aleroi 23 Aug 2014
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        @sapinker @aliamjadrizvi Sometimes people actually believe what they say they believe. Always seeking ulterior material reasons is a folly.

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      1. george linker‏ @georgelinker 23 Aug 2014
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        @sapinker these fall in method to promote public support but may not be reason for war except to one being attacked

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      1. I'm EU/NATO 4 my Country and I sacrifice all!‏ @karapetrovmk 22 Aug 2014
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        ok @sapinker let's take your premise as true; Do any of the people not caring about the material have any power to start a war? @Kirjakovski

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      1. Lindy Bassett‏ @lindybassett 22 Aug 2014
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        @sapinker So it's all about the ego - at the top and fostered in the collective. #boystoys

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      1. ProbableTimePOTY‏ @badnocall 22 Aug 2014
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        @sapinker Incredibly stupid thesis. What gets the public lathered up and ready to fight is rarely what gets elites to do the lathering.

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