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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 5 Feb 2015

    My reply to 4 British hard-left sociologists on The Better Angels of Our Nature. http://goo.gl/Wg0QJC 

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      2. Whyvert‏ @whyvert 5 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker "hard-left sociologists" Is there any other kind of sociologist?

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      1. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 5 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker Oh dear. I apologise for them. Ludicrous to call your facts drawn from statistics, 'ideological', 'simplistic' or 'reductionist.'

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      1. Renn Hadley‏ @MamafogK 5 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker Thank you for your rational optimism. I wish you also ran a news channel.

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      1. M or N‏ @Meehaul 8 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker That is the best response to a review that Ive read in ages.

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      1. Graham Chivers  ✏️‏ @deepgreendesign 8 Feb 2015
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        MT @sapinker My reply to 4 #UK hard-left sociologists on The Better Angels of Our Nature. http://goo.gl/Wg0QJC  #Science #CdnPoli #Atheist

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      1. Communo-Stalinist‏ @ZombieDiamond 6 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker I think much of your book could be reinterpreted from a "hard-left" perspective if someone were dedicated enough to do so

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      1. Communo-Stalinist‏ @ZombieDiamond 6 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker No ideology yet you only apply neo-liberal explanations and ignore "hard-left", dont even try interpreting w/ that perspective imo

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      1. AlexFocus‏ @AlexFocus1 5 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker Jealousy, envy, stupidity and incompetence are their real names. You have no worries Superman Pinker!

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      1. AlexFocus‏ @AlexFocus1 5 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker Great reply to those aholes who obviously did not read the book and who are filled with self importance. Angels is one of the best

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      1. drhummus‏ @drhummus 5 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker That's a great rebuttal. Has Chomsky commented on 'Better Angels'? It must be an awkard book for him too!

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      1. Goffredo Puccetti‏ @goffredodotcom 5 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker Excellent reply!

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      1. Andrew Markham‏ @andycatmary 5 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker cogent and entertaining, as usual.

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      1. Jake Follain‏ @JFollain 5 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker Amazing rebuttal.

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      1. J. Cauchy‏ @Suppose_Not 5 Feb 2015
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        .@sapinker I didn't even known Foucault was big among sociologists.

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      1. Alex Tager‏ @AlTag 5 Feb 2015
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        “@sapinker: My reply to 4 British hard-left sociologists on The Better Angels of Our Nature. http://goo.gl/Wg0QJC ” this is very good

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      1. Tillmann Ziegert‏ @TillmannZiegert 5 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker Don't follow them into the swamp, you are better than that. Wonderful book! Read Elias before but you put it in context. Thank you

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