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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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pinker.wjh.harvard.edu
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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Feb 27

    Harvard interview: Harvard’s Pinker makes case for human progress in new book https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/02/harvards-pinker-makes-case-for-human-progress-in-new-book/ … via @Harvard

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      1. Stanislav Drastich‏ @drastichs Mar 2
        Replying to @sapinker @RealMargaretta @Harvard

        Let me NOT to share enthusiasm that violence has declined. Mostly it is getting more sophisticated fashion bypassing our sensitivity threshold.

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      1. William Gairdner‏ @williamgairdner Feb 27
        Replying to @sapinker @Harvard

        So there is an inverse correlation now bw human progress and public manners?

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      1. mycroft krassenstein‏ @Kerbel77 Feb 27
        Replying to @sapinker @Harvard

        Whats up with your hair

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      1. LyndonBarry43‏ @BarryLyndon34 Feb 27
        Replying to @sapinker @Harvard

        How come I cannot help but think that "classical liberal" is being conflated with "libertarian?"

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      1. LyndonBarry43‏ @BarryLyndon34 Feb 27
        Replying to @sapinker @Harvard

        Or should we do nothing about these things and be satisfied with our current progress? And if so, wouldn't that be stopping progress, not continuing it? The Enlightenment still strives for the equality of mankind in government and society, yes?

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      1. LyndonBarry43‏ @BarryLyndon34 Feb 27
        Replying to @sapinker @Harvard

        Steven, if one has numbers that say African Americans are shot and arrested more than others and these numbers are accurate and we can rationally deduce something from them and also has video (empirical evidence) to back these numbers up then is that a claim we should consider?

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      1. sixiang‏ @junzistoic Feb 27
        Replying to @sapinker @Harvard

        I love your new book but what about data relating to mass extinctions?

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      1. Steve Peters‏ @petesfg Feb 27
        Replying to @sapinker @Harvard

        The fact that we aren’t all starving subsistence farmers constantly skirmishing with one another isn’t proof enough?

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      1. Daniel O'Brien‏ @DannyMuse008 Feb 27
        Replying to @sapinker @Harvard

        Steven, I’m your biggest fan, but I gotta say: I liked you MORE when you promoted yourself LESS. Focus on content (like you used to) and not on self-promotion. Please.

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      1. Alex Vallejo‏ @seojeek Feb 27
        Replying to @sapinker @Harvard

        We’re gonna progress our way to extinction!

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      1. Naveen Khajanchi‏ @NaveenKhajanchi Feb 27
        Replying to @sapinker @Harvard

        http://www.deccanheraldepaper.com/?pub=pp3-20171214_10&article=630513477 …

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      1. RJ_ECTO‏ @RjEcto Feb 27
        Replying to @sapinker @Harvard

        We were making progress but then Trump was elected. At this point America is anti science. The rest of the world may be progressing though.

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      1. Mṛtyunos  💀‏ @matunos Feb 27
        Replying to @sapinker @Harvard

        who's making the case against human progress?!

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      1. Aquinas Sequential‏ @Biogeneticflame Feb 27
        Replying to @sapinker @Harvard

        Ewww... I can afford Harvard. Puke.

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      1. Marcus Tullius‏ @pavo_burel Feb 27
        Replying to @sapinker @Harvard

        who doubted that progress was being made? the global warming religious extremists like Al Gore? social justice warriors?

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