.@sapinker The article is deeply flawed; it assumes a gun-free society is "safe"—as if gang & domestic violence would magically disappear.
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Very disappointing post. some of it is too obvious, some not proved, and much of it is unrelated to the issue
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She entirely ignores biology, some people are physically much more capable of harming others. Guns equalize this imbalance.
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many people (e.g. women) buy guns as protection against the otherwise *more powerful*. relevant game theory is 100% different.
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@PsychToday I thought that violence actually declined as humans gained firearms. Back to the cave for safety?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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the second sentence in the third paragraph is an incorrect assumption and skews some of the following arguments
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...first imagine a world where no one owns a gun... Well, most of the human history. Now read S. Pinker's The Better Angels...
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@PsychToday not explored: individual protection as motive is linked to guns as check against tyrannical gov forcing "cooperation"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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So, essentially, a gun is better for the individual but guns are worse for society? Thanks,
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@sapinker No, she doesn’t. -
it’s probably wrong, but at least it was brief.
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@PsychToday Not an explanation. Rather, a simplified model.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PsychToday I found nothing addressing why this seems to be a uniquely American problem. Thoughts?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Such assumptions of cause-effect are one reason the “soft scientists” almost never get these things right. Some day, maybe.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Ridiculous. Author's assumptions contradicted by the real statistics. She’s a psychologist, not a real scientist. Assumptions…Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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