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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 23 Jan 2016

    Prehistoric site shows brutal human attacks (still another refutation of the noble savage myth). http://usat.ly/1RA94Ix  via @usatoday

    12:16 AM - 23 Jan 2016
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      1. Bhagat L D‏ @BhagatLD 23 Jan 2016
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        @sapinker Brutality has not changed much, just the weapons changed.

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      2. Klas Orsvärn‏ @KlasOrsvarn 23 Jan 2016
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        @sapinker But "Were they true wanderers?"

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      3. Adrian Lopez‏ @PaladinZilch 23 Jan 2016
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        @KlasOrsvarn Joking aside, warfare does suggest some level of attachment to a particular area. @sapinker

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      1. alalohwhydee‏ @alalohwhydee 23 Jan 2016
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        @sapinker @USATODAY if the notion of the 'noble savage' is a myth is the notion of the 'noble human' any less?

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      1. @-)‏ @aBrakoulias 23 Jan 2016
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        @sapinker yes, aggression has had time to evolve - but we're so powerful now that advancing selfishness by any means risks species survival

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      2. Adrian Lopez‏ @PaladinZilch 23 Jan 2016
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        @sapinker Ah, yes. This vindicates state capitalism, somehow.

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      3. Adrian Lopez‏ @PaladinZilch 23 Jan 2016
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        @sapinker Never mind the unprecedented levels of violence toward establishment of nation states, or the latent violence of the modern state.

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      1.  ☠ ☸ Mr. Y. V. Ad  ☸ ☠‏ @roykolepoyko 23 Jan 2016
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        @sapinker @USATODAY this shows us how ancient american imperialism is because that's what causes wars! /sarcasm.😁

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      1. Lateralist‏ @Lateralist76 23 Jan 2016
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        @sapinker @USATODAY Surely this isn't for up debate; no serious work being done to suggest people are getting MORE violent, is there?

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      1. marfree‏ @marfree 23 Jan 2016
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        @sapinker @USATODAY we haven't learned a god damned thing since then. #nowar

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