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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Feb 25

    Enlightenment Now debuts at #2 on The New York Times Nonfiction Best Seller list.http://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/ …

    6:35 AM - 25 Feb 2018
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      2. Jonathan Witt‏ @Jonathan_Witt Feb 25
        Replying to @sapinker

        Not sure this is something to applaud given that the NYT didn’t list @jordanbpeterson’s ‘12 Rules for Life’ for denied but quite obvious ideological reasons. If enlightenment is what we’re going for then censoring the books we don’t like is the opposite of the goal.

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      3. Jacy Reese‏Verified account @jacyreese Feb 25
        Replying to @Jonathan_Witt @sapinker @jordanbpeterson

        Couldn't it also be something like it's sold well on Amazon but not in physical bookstores, which might play a bigger role in NYT calculations?

        2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. g‏ @jemergence Feb 25
        Replying to @jacyreese @Jonathan_Witt and

        Almost certainly. Plenty of books that don’t align with the @nytimes editorial position make the list. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Best_Seller_list …

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      2. Gantan Murty‏ @SherlockGantan Feb 25
        Replying to @sapinker

        This is from a Petersonian, guys... Please arrange a debate with Peterson (again), would love to see! :Dpic.twitter.com/E1KrkAywee

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      3. Gantan Murty‏ @SherlockGantan Feb 25
        Replying to @SherlockGantan @sapinker

        Cc. @SamHarrisOrg

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      4. Oblivia deHaviland‏ @ODehaviland Feb 25
        Replying to @SherlockGantan @sapinker @SamHarrisOrg

        That's a wonderful paragraph from S. Pinker. Thanks.pic.twitter.com/T0yVtybUcx

        2 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
      5. jamdev12‏ @jamdev12 Feb 25
        Replying to @ODehaviland @SherlockGantan and

        This is similar to a posit @neiltyson once said in a talk to non-believers. "Don't ask what the 85% of atheist scientists think, but why are there 15% who still believe."https://youtu.be/1LI4ewTriTA 

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      6. Oblivia deHaviland‏ @ODehaviland Feb 25
        Replying to @jamdev12 @SherlockGantan and

        Revelation replaces investigation. Religion keeping us ignorant.

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      1. Jacy Reese‏Verified account @jacyreese Feb 25
        Replying to @sapinker

        Congrats! That's awesome.

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      2. Kelvyn Taylor‏ @Vibroseis Feb 25
        Replying to @sapinker

        Enjoying it immensely, a much-needed antidote to gloom!

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      3. Sean Jason Webb‏ @SeanJasonWebb Feb 25
        Replying to @Vibroseis @sapinker

        Interesting time. So far I have gotten through the firsts 107 pages, but stop to check my twitter feed for stories regarding the gun control debate in the United States.

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      1. Assaf Oshri, PhD‏ @AssafOshri Feb 25
        Replying to @sapinker

        I am enjoying the book.

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      2. Dan Allen‏ @danallen42 Feb 25
        Replying to @sapinker @SamHarrisOrg

        A critical review from New Statesman:https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2018/02/unenlightened-thinking-steven-pinker-s-embarrassing-new-book-feeble-sermon …

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      3. Insi Nificant‏ @insi_nificant Feb 25
        Replying to @danallen42 @sapinker @SamHarrisOrg

        Critical..bwahahahaaaaa. err. No. Self defence of silliness pretending to be rational.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Dan Allen‏ @danallen42 Mar 5
        Replying to @insi_nificant @sapinker @SamHarrisOrg

        The reviewer is religous, but the criticisms of Pinker's delusion that we are heading to utopia are valid. Worst war in human history was in 1940s, highest crime rate in US was in early 1990s. What would Pinker's theory look like in 1928?

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      2. Brent Wyatt‏ @brentwyatt47 Feb 25
        Replying to @sapinker @SamHarrisOrg

        Congratulations Steven! I am about 1/3 of the way through, and it is without a doubt one of the most exciting and inspiring books I’ve ever read. Well done!

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      2. Tahiti‏ @Tahiti67 Feb 25
        Replying to @sapinker

        I read a strong critque on the book so wondering if I shouldn't buy Damasio's or Metzinger's instead. We need positivity but the Enlightenment fellows did little to help society except share reason. If the book is too pro-Enlightenment, I'm in doubt.

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      3. Insi Nificant‏ @insi_nificant Feb 25
        Replying to @Tahiti67 @sapinker

        pic.twitter.com/Xl5rlHxqLj

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      4. Tahiti‏ @Tahiti67 Feb 26
        Replying to @insi_nificant @sapinker

        😊 all respect to SP but positions on list not NB 4me; my gripe with horseman crew is ignoring cultural function of Religion, and stance of non-negotiable reason. Historical Enlightenment views were not reason only. See Peter Harrison AU.pic.twitter.com/rCGFuRJKy5

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