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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 23 Aug 2015

    At last it happens: a professor blames ISIS's sex slavery on the West: http://wp.me/ppUXF-D1a  via @Evolutionistrue

    11:54 AM - 23 Aug 2015
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      1. Ritchie Diggs‏ @RitchieDiggs 23 Aug 2015
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        @sapinker @Evolutionistrue One wonders what manner of Logical cirque-du-soliel contortionist act did she muster 2 arrive at that conclusion.

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      1. G Sorel‏ @Marcuseagain 25 Aug 2015
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        @sapinker @Evolutionistrue …only she doesn't. Apologies if I missed the bit where she said "I blame sex slavery on the West".

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      1. Maffi‏ @TheMaffster 24 Aug 2015
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        @sapinker @Evolutionistrue ISIS sex slavery is solely down to muslims being sexual deviants! They cant get enough sex! SIMPLES

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      1. Igor Cvetkovski‏ @igorcvetkovski7 24 Aug 2015
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        @sapinker @Suada1976 @Evolutionistrue good rebutal,but still one cannot neglect some typical western imports such as clear cut fascism.

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      1. Michael Pregill‏ @michael_pregill 24 Aug 2015
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        @sapinker @Evolutionistrue Sad to see scientists who get politics + religion so wrong. Cred in bio or physics ≠ expertise in all fields guys

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      1. michael burke‏ @michael14burke 23 Aug 2015
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        @sapinker @clairlemon @Evolutionistrue of course the white west are to blame for everything,Africa, middle east being so backward,etc,etc,

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      1. Colin Forster‏ @colinwforster 23 Aug 2015
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        @sapinker Aren't there "professors" and "associate professors of religion"?@Evolutionistrue

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      1. Paula McGlashan‏ @McGlashanP 23 Aug 2015
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        @sapinker @Evolutionistrue oh well at least he didn't blame it on ISIS following their bronze age mythology to the tee. Dear oh dear.

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      1. 内藤朝雄‏ @naitoasao 23 Aug 2015
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        There's a kind of isomorphism between the cited Muslim apologists and Japanese lefts in defence of North Korea. @sapinker @Evolutionistrue

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      1. André van Es  🇪🇺  🇳🇱 🌷  🇬🇧 #FBPE‏ @andrevanes 23 Aug 2015
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        @sapinker @Evolutionistrue argument and counter arguments are flawed, illustrated by connecting science to sin. There is no sin in science!

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      1. Stephen Sobol‏ @s_sobol 23 Aug 2015
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        @sapinker @Evolutionistrue A wonderful rebuttal. However, you are not a scientist. You are an arts professional. Much like English majors.

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      1. Kevin‏ @kcherrick 23 Aug 2015
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        @sapinker @Evolutionistrue why always me?

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      1. Phyllis Anne‏ @PAWarnhoff 23 Aug 2015
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        @sapinker @JeffreyGuterman @Evolutionistrue Ohhh #^%$ it just never stops!!!

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      1. Vytautas Kerbelis‏ @VKerbelis 23 Aug 2015
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        @sapinker @Evolutionistrue The problem with Isis is that they do not know story of the birds and the bees and the room above of a thing call

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