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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 27 Sep 2017

    Ireland agrees to hold a referendum on their absurd blasphemy law. http://www.blasphemy.ie/2017/09/27/referendum-on-blasphemy/ … via @

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      2. Michelle Kelly-Irving #ToulouseEquity‏ @shell_ki 27 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        @Schroedinger99 maybe abortion referendum is more urgent? Actual people suffering?

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      3. Ryan Meade‏ @ryano 28 Sep 2017
        Replying to @shell_ki @sapinker @Schroedinger99

        The abortion referendum will be held first.

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      1. Richard Dalin‏ @RichardDalin 27 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        "Of all the strange 'crimes' humans have invented out of nothing, blasphemy is the strangest . . . " -- Robert A. Heinlein

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      1. BehavioralTerrain‏ @JohnKirbow 27 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        I am still grappling with the fact that Ireland had a blasphemy law.

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      2. EmptytheAppleBasket‏ @emptyapplbaskt 27 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Blasphemy = progress. Without people speaking out against the status quo, we'd never improve. Even Jesus was a blasphemer of his time

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      3. Saman W Jayasekara‏ @cfloveorg 27 Sep 2017
        Replying to @emptyapplbaskt @sapinker

        And he was convicted for for that and crucified for it.

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      4. EmptytheAppleBasket‏ @emptyapplbaskt 27 Sep 2017
        Replying to @cfloveorg @sapinker

        Exactly. If we were open to listening to blasphemers how much more progress could the world's societies have made?

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      5. Saman W Jayasekara‏ @cfloveorg 27 Sep 2017
        Replying to @emptyapplbaskt @sapinker

        "blasphemy" is the AK-47 of priest-class in all societies, whit that they get worldly powers, what they are really in for.

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      2. Saman W Jayasekara‏ @cfloveorg 27 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Technically, holding a referendum on blasphemy laws is blasphemous.

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      1. BehavioralTerrain‏ @JohnKirbow 27 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Or, still has, I should say.

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      1. Niall‏ @Niall001 27 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        The existing blasphemy laws were designed to be unenforceable. Referenda are the only way to alter the constitution. No practical change.

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      1. Toxic 🚫Centrism‏ @ExcludedMuddle 28 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @charleendadams

        Majoritarian opinion on viewpoint diversity issues not a promising recipe. Need a 1st Amendment.

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      1. John Hiett‏ @JohnHiett 27 Sep 2017
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        Only a extraordinary fragile, invisible, imaginary, magical friend would require a blasphemy law. Society is stuck in a childhood psychosis

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      1. ParadoX‏ @UnC0mm0nGr0und 30 Sep 2017
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        The EU most likely has already decided to overrule whatever the people vote, demanding the only blasphemies be pics of Muhammad, and "nigga"

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      1. David King‏ @Kingdatweet 28 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Good news. It worked in MIT a few years ago when their blasphemy law was removed and people were allowed criticize Chomsky 🤣

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      1. Phil D‏ @PhilOpineZ 27 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        News to me. I will vote to abolish it.

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      1. RandomWalkInScience‏ @RWiSblog 27 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Also to decriminalise abortion.

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      1. Rust‏ @POWM97 27 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        God damn!!

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