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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 20 Oct 2017

    Supreme Court Justices are often proudly innumerate, w dangerous consequences. Need Fact-Checkers, explainers.https://nyti.ms/2kXEvDH 

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      1. No Nonsense‏ @NONON5EN5E 20 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        That would be ideal, if the fact checkers weren't...human 😥

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      1. David Davidson‏ @HerpetologistN 20 Oct 2017
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        They had me until “Sociology PhDs”. I’d rather people more grounded in reality.

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      1. Joe S‏ @JoeSmit84460720 20 Oct 2017
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        Any state sanctioned "fact" would most certainly be politicized

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      1. Russell's Teapot‏ @JoelDedrick 23 Oct 2017
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        Law schools must teach that satistical truths can be *more* resilient than logic. 21st century innumeracy = 20th century illiteracy.

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      1. Mark Martens‏ @MarkMartens42 20 Oct 2017
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        "Mothers and fathers throughout the land, don't criticize what you can't understand." Bob.

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      1. Cookie Bewley‏ @CookieBewley 20 Oct 2017
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        Been having similar issues since Moses. How about fact checkers for the fact checkers for the facts... Have we confused facts with policy?

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      1. The VikiD Truth  🐻‏ @vukini 20 Oct 2017
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        The NYT journos need training in honesty first. Serious levels of fake news, nothing they report has any value anymore.

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      1. BigMan_OnCampus‏ @BigMan_OnCampus 20 Oct 2017
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        Right, lets put partisan-controlled information gatekeepers in the information flow to the justices. WRONG. This non-perfect system works.

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