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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 29 Oct 2016

    Why Universities Must Choose One Telos: Truth or Social Justicehttp://heterodoxacademy.org/2016/10/21/one-telos-truth-or-social-justice/ …

    11:57 PM - 29 Oct 2016
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      2. Elisande‏ @ElisandeWalters 30 Oct 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        truth is not contrary to SJ Because most injustices are founded on social narratives not actual truths

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      3. David Davidson‏ @HerpetologistN 3 Nov 2016
        Replying to @ElisandeWalters @sapinker

        You're not allowed to question social justice at colleges. It's hate speech and they will silence you.

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      1. Ian‏ @IanAdAstra 30 Oct 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        Truth is only telos consistent with educational commitment to seek & instill knowledge. Truth also defines actual social justice.

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      2. BehavioralTerrain‏ @JohnKirbow 30 Oct 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @Emmyjewel

        Excellent work as always! Here's a rant I did on the stupidity & danger of thought bubbleshttps://youtu.be/4wNcFL6o-W0 

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      3. BehavioralTerrain‏ @JohnKirbow 30 Oct 2016
        Replying to @JohnKirbow @domosbrain and

        Thanks!... here's the (very) short version 😎https://youtu.be/KAx1lgS--eY 

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      1. Elisande‏ @ElisandeWalters 30 Oct 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        weeding out social Narratives from "alleged truths" vs factual data truths in curriculum is paramount

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      1. Sam Frazier‏ @samfrazierk 29 Oct 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        If you find truth, please let me know. All I can seem to find are facts, but maybe I'm looking in the wrong drawer.

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      1. Sarah ✨Babbss ✨‏ @sarahbabbss 30 Oct 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        ugh

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      1. (((Douglas Levene)))‏ @DouglasLevene 2 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        Why should schools whose goal is political action ("social justice") get tax exemptions?

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      1. Find me on Mastodon‏ @AmyDentata 30 Oct 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        mmm I love a good false dichotomy

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      1. Eduardo Alvarez‏ @EdAlvarezB 30 Oct 2016
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        Eduardo Alvarez Retweeted Inc.

        An example of laws of physics outweighing cosmic justicehttps://twitter.com/inc/status/792711678093910016 …

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        This Airline Has Won The Legal Right To Weigh Passengers @ChrisMatyszczyk http://on.inc.com/2dU4GWp 
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      1. Mike‏ @msbcca 30 Oct 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        How is this denial of truth supposed to work in the "real world" outside of academia?

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      1. Bionicle-core Revival Supporter‏ @troll_lege 3 Nov 2016
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        liberal

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      1. Aaron Davis‏ @AaronDa44194950 30 Oct 2016
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        Truth, social justice, or the american way? I choose truth.

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      1. Automated House of Horrors Botnet‏ @jwatte 30 Oct 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @ChristerEricson What's frustrating about the worst excesses (e g "helicoptering") is that it ends up counterproductive.

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      1. Automated House of Horrors Botnet‏ @jwatte 30 Oct 2016
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        @ChristerEricson Our system is ineffective at getting the best out of the poor, and gifted. We would do better as more inclusive.

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      1. Automated House of Horrors Botnet‏ @jwatte 30 Oct 2016
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        @ChristerEricson Some "privileged" have done a terrible job at inclusiveness, which is unjust. Let's use Truth to fix it!

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      1. Automated House of Horrors Botnet‏ @jwatte 30 Oct 2016
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        @ChristerEricson Unless you mean the ill informed version that goes beyond effective sensitivity to dogma. Dogma never works.

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