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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 17 Jul 2016

    Via @NPR: Despite The Headlines, Steven Pinker Says The World Is Becoming Less Violenthttp://n.pr/29Lif7n 

    11:36 AM - 17 Jul 2016
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      1. Pat Thompson‏ @pattho 17 Jul 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @NPR

        "violence entrepreneurs" -- that's a great description of terrorists and other attention-seeking killers.

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      2. Omar Khayyam‏ @LordSkeptic 22 Jul 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @BrBabblingBooks @NPR I truly love to believe this! But I doubt it!

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      3. Brian Joseph‏ @BrBabblingBooks 22 Jul 2016
        Replying to @LordSkeptic @sapinker @NPR

        Highly recommended. https://www.amazon.com/Better-Angels-Our-Nature-Violence/dp/0143122010 …

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      4. Brian Joseph‏ @BrBabblingBooks 22 Jul 2016
        Replying to @BrBabblingBooks @LordSkeptic

        Pinker makes strong arguments that it's every form of violence worldwide. IE - US violent crime -http://www.citylab.com/crime/2015/09/violent-crime-rates-still-declining/408103/ …

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      1. So Much For Subtlety 🇦🇺‏ @fiedag 17 Jul 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @NPR

        Is 2016 included in the dataset?

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      1. Steve Green‏ @EstiviG 17 Jul 2016
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        But the way we are going, how long will that paradigm hold, Dr. Pinker?

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      1. Bill Benzon‏ @bbenzon 17 Jul 2016
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        Hang in there, Steve!

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      1. aditya pratap singh‏ @singhaditya317 21 Jul 2016
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        thats because in west young population is very less and timid ageing population quite and non violent

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      1. Jerry Sufleta‏ @lolkthxbye69 19 Jul 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @NPR

        did you discuss the horrible and faulty statistical modeling you used to reach your conclusions?

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      1. Bev‏ @bevamore 18 Jul 2016
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        Baton Rogue shooter, he appears to have had symptoms of depression.

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      1. Bev‏ @bevamore 18 Jul 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @NPR

        Any good research on the mindset of terroristic killers before the fact? From news coverage of the recent profile of

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      1. Howard Stein‏ @howardbstein 17 Jul 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @JoyceCarolOates @NPR

        We do have an insatiable media and the stats may prove Pinker right, but media has birthed a new violence.

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      1. Adolphus Chippan‏ @Clogtowner 17 Jul 2016
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        Great book - really enjoyed it. Wish you'd have included more on the nasty effects of religion.

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      1.  ❌Deplorabot  ❤️ 🇺🇸‏ @buybuydandavis 17 Jul 2016
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        Does this include all the threats of violence by government law, rule, regulation, and Associated enforcement actions?

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      1. Bill Haines‏ @idpetition 17 Jul 2016
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        @scifri Hi, do you know any geneticists that can do the comparative genomic research suggested herehttps://twitter.com/idpetition/status/751832779818762240 …

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        @NIHDirector @BioLogosOrg @drmoore @specolations Here is one of Dr. Francis Collins classic quotes from "Language of God"-"Freeing God from
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      1. Catherine De Barra‏ @catherindebarra 17 Jul 2016
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        climate change vs weather

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      1. lisa ruddick‏ @LisaRuddick 17 Jul 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @NPR

        Great interview! I much enjoyed the segment.

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      1. susan silver‏ @suz_8 17 Jul 2016
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        just wait until Cleveland convention! and aftermath.:(((((

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