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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 25 Nov 2015

    Fascinating "director's cut" of an interview with the courageous Sam Harris in Salon.http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/sam-harris-the-salon-interview/#.VlZG9Njb8IY.twitter …

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      2. Gareth Prite‏ @GarethPineCone 25 Nov 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker I wonder if they dropped his scathing critique of Salon because they felt it wasn't true, or because they felt it was?

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. The Painful Tooth‏ @Potatottamus 25 Nov 2015
        Replying to @GarethPineCone

        @GarethPineCone @sapinker “When you tear out a man's tongue, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say.”

        0 replies 1 retweet 6 likes
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      2. Erim Foster‏ @erimfoster 25 Nov 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker Courageous? Self-promotion around simple-minded demonization of "the other" and apologizing for state atrocities? For shame.

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      3. Joneser‏ @born_a_joneser 25 Nov 2015
        Replying to @erimfoster

        @erimfoster @sapinker you obviously don't know Harris, or at least didn't read the interview. Demonizing jihadis is not venerable, now?

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. Erim Foster‏ @erimfoster 25 Nov 2015
        Replying to @born_a_joneser

        @born_a_joneser @sapinker I did read the interview, and Sam's job is clearly demonizing Islam, not just jihadis. That, and complaining.

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      5. Joneser‏ @born_a_joneser 25 Nov 2015
        Replying to @erimfoster

        @erimfoster @sapinker you do understand that criticizing Islam = criticizing a set of beliefs not people, no? Or is Islam above criticism?

        2 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
      6. Erim Foster‏ @erimfoster 25 Nov 2015
        Replying to @born_a_joneser

        @born_a_joneser @sapinker Okay. Have a nice evening, Edward.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      7. Joneser‏ @born_a_joneser 25 Nov 2015
        Replying to @erimfoster

        @erimfoster @sapinker thought so

        2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
      8. Secret Agent Bleh‏ @AndrewBLeh 26 Nov 2015
        Replying to @born_a_joneser

        @born_a_joneser @erimfoster @sapinker i criticize islam the same way i did creationists 8 years ago. For this i am considered racist.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Andreas Kroksgård‏ @AKroksgard 25 Nov 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker soon the only old "hero" i have left is @LKrauss1 the rest seem to be siding with Harris over Chomsky. Hard to fathom.

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      4. Andreas Kroksgård‏ @AKroksgard 25 Nov 2015
        Replying to @pallobberjot

        @pallobberjot @sapinker @LKrauss1 i've never said that he is. Guilty of being swedish though.

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      1. Alex Hodges‏ @AlexHodges 25 Nov 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker Hahahaha! Amazing

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      1. Richard Fortunato‏ @rjFortunato 25 Nov 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        .@sapinker People CAN sometimes admire those they disagree with & sometimes dislike those they agree with. This ability is called integrity.

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      1. lukwtwz‏ @lukwtwz 25 Nov 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker I'm glad Harris pointed out that @Nickkristof is "consistently on the wrong side of the issues." Lately, he's infuriatingly wrong.

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      1. Good Life Decoder‏ @GoodLifeDecoder 25 Nov 2015
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        @sapinker @SamHarrisOrg That was definitely worth the read.

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      1. UMA1R‏ @UMA1R_ 25 Nov 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker "courageous" hahahahah

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      2. Mark Erickson‏ @wegianshooter 25 Nov 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker Do you know what the words fascinating and courageous mean? I think there is a dictionary nearby if you need it.

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      3. Joneser‏ @born_a_joneser 25 Nov 2015
        Replying to @wegianshooter

        @wegianshooter @sapinker you must know Harris receives death threats probably daily, no? Definition of courage to speak out given that.

        3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Mark Erickson‏ @wegianshooter 25 Nov 2015
        Replying to @born_a_joneser

        @born_a_joneser @sapinker Dude has guns everywhere in his house and fanatically trains in self defense.

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