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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 6 Dec 2014

    Is secular humanism brewing among young Muslims? http://nyti.ms/1zyFRBt 

    7:48 PM - 6 Dec 2014
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    16 replies 94 retweets 112 likes
      1. Keith Devlin‏Verified account @profkeithdevlin 6 Dec 2014
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        .@sapinker That would put Islam on a par with the other major religions as a compassionate mature belief system for today's world. Hope so.

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      1. Roxane‏ @brigadam 6 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker I discovered today this http://www.arabatheistbroadcasting.com  is a thing 😃

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      1. Justin Bieber Secret News‏ @abkoma 6 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker Katy & Bieber embrace Islam: http://justpaste.it/religion  The Bible & NASA embrace Islam: http://justpaste.it/NASA .

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      2. Halololo‏ @hallah_t 6 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker @samiromer44 I read most of it and I thought alot of the ideas came for religious ignorance. It's also a tad bit offensive

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      3. Halololo‏ @hallah_t 6 Dec 2014
        Replying to @hallah_t

        @sapinker @samiromer44 @SarrahANJ didn't we have a similar conversation?

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      1. Mario Cavandoli‏ @ilbruzzanese 8 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker Secular humanism is brewing among young people throughout the world, this is an obligation for the evolution of the human species.

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      1. Mario Cavandoli‏ @ilbruzzanese 8 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker Sta fermentando umanesimo laico tra i giovani nel mondo intero, questo è una strada obbligata per l'evoluzione della specie umana.

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      1. Jonathan “Vote” Tweet‏Verified account @JonathanMTweet 7 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker We use social media for car photos. Young Egyptians and Saudis use it to incubate secular revolution.

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      2. V. Star‏ @blakkmorpheus 7 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker @xelmahdi I for one welcome it

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      3. zainabae‏ @xelmahdi 7 Dec 2014
        Replying to @blakkmorpheus

        @TheGittes lots of people agree for different reasons but giving the look at ISIS example in my opinion is dumb

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      4. zainabae‏ @xelmahdi 7 Dec 2014
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        @TheGittes because ISIS does not represent islam or all muslims, if youre becoming atheist for that reason too: ignorance

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      1. Michael Streeter‏ @mst66186 7 Dec 2014
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker Shiite/Sunni... similar to how Protestants/Catholics were at each others throats for 100 years+ before separation of church+state.

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      1. Jim Clark‏ @CatFishFrog 6 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker Very optimistic given apostasy (Death for leaving Islam) persists in many countries Nigeria,Egypt,Sudan,Saudi Arabia, etc, etc etc

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      1. Pete Smillie‏ @mequantum 6 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker No such hope for young Republicans.

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      2. Gauss NZ‏ @Oskar_Krieg 6 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker is Isis Muslim at all or a bunch of sociopaths? Most of its victims are Muslims. As always the typical arrogance that columnist.

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      3. John Matthews‏ @Skeptical_John 6 Dec 2014
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        @Oskar_Krieg @sapinker most of the isis members leaving the uk at least are very well educated. Just high on belief.

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      1. Eduardo Alvarez‏ @EdAlvarezB 6 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker A dead end, naive unless secular side is willing to be as brutal as ISIS but then West doesn't like Assad or Saddam types

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      1. أيمن‏ @purpose7306 6 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker the information in the article are true, but this actually started before ISIS was founded. ISIS has only contributed to it

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      1. Rulon James Downard‏ @RJDownard 6 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker I would sure like to hope so, if so, break out the champagne (or other beverage suitable for ex-devout Muslims)

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