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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Mar 21

    Review of Enlightenment Now by Saloni Dattani (grad student in behavioral genetics) called "Steven Pinker's Counter-Counter-Enlightenment" is the deepest analysis of the controversies raised by the book that I've seen - Quillette http://quillette.com/2018/03/11/steven-pinkers-counter-counter-enlightenment/ … via @QuilletteM

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      2. Francisco Boni‏ @boni_bo Mar 22
        Replying to @sapinker @QuilletteM

        I agree. @salonium is amazing. She wrote the definitive review to Enlightenment Now.

        1 reply 2 retweets 8 likes
      3. Saloni  🎃‏ @salonium Mar 22
        Replying to @boni_bo

        😳☺😬

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      2. Tom Gutowitz‏ @TGutowitz Mar 21
        Replying to @sapinker @QuilletteM

        i think you just made @salonium's life

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      3. Saloni  🎃‏ @salonium Mar 21
        Replying to @TGutowitz @sapinker @QuilletteM

        A million times over

        0 replies 0 retweets 15 likes
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      1. C.Cinnsealach‏ @KidinaSandbox Mar 21
        Replying to @sapinker @QuilletteM

        Even though I only accept (usually) about 65% of @sapinker 's conclusions, your critique criticism raised very important points. Thank you.

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      1. Yeyo‏ @YeyoZa Mar 21
        Replying to @sapinker @QuilletteM

        Yeyo Retweeted Steven Pinker

        Just tagging @salonium.https://twitter.com/sapinker/status/976646138978816000?s=21 …

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        Steven PinkerVerified account @sapinker
        Review of Enlightenment Now by Saloni Dattani (grad student in behavioral genetics) called "Steven Pinker's Counter-Counter-Enlightenment" is the deepest analysis of the controversies raised by the book that I've seen - Quillette http://quillette.com/2018/03/11/steven-pinkers-counter-counter-enlightenment/ … via @QuilletteM
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      1. Nullus Maximus‏ @NullusMaximus Mar 22
        Replying to @sapinker @QuilletteM

        This is the most interesting review of it that I have found:http://www.unz.com/akarlin/enlightenment-now/ …

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      1. David Mitchell‏ @DavidVMitchell Mar 22
        Replying to @sapinker @QuilletteM

        Dattani's review, which mentions that of @rossdouthat , should mention that Douthat was reviewing a book he hadn't read.

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      1. Chevalier‏ @MomoDobric Mar 21
        Replying to @sapinker @QuilletteM

        I already knew of Burke and others such as Prince Metternich. Thanks to Dattani, my reading list of great men opposed to all this regressive thought will increase, Hamann, de Maistre and Barruel were unknown prior to this article. Thanks for the insite.pic.twitter.com/GcwvVRQJzi

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      1. (((Avneet Paul)))‏ @avneet_paul Mar 21
        Replying to @sapinker @QuilletteM

        Pinker has a rather dishonest chapter on climate catastrophism full of appeals to authority and assertions made without evidence. @AlexEpstein debunked these claims.

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      1. Thomas Vachuska‏ @TomiKazi Mar 21
        Replying to @sapinker @QuilletteM

        Indeed. She absolutely nailed it. :)

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      2. DHB‏ @DavidHarleyBoyd Mar 22
        Replying to @sapinker @clairlemon @QuilletteM

        "(R)ecent progress, directly undermines a belief on the radical Left and Right that worsening human conditions and societal decline demand institutional overhaul, insurrection, and revolutionary change."

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      3. Adrian Lopez‏ @PaladinZilch Mar 22
        Replying to @DavidHarleyBoyd @sapinker and

        A stirring defense of the status quo.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. DHB‏ @DavidHarleyBoyd Mar 22
        Replying to @PaladinZilch @sapinker and

        The most thankless of tasks.

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      2. Little Boots  👁‏ @EissesMatthew Mar 22
        Replying to @sapinker @QuilletteM

        Rejection of ancient wisdom for the vanity of human reason has led to some of the worst events in human history. To believe that humanity is now immune to this condition is the epitome of hubris. See here for a good take on this.https://medium.com/@EissesMatthew/hubris-the-human-condition-557ffd3da9d?source=linkShare-167bb6c41bfa-1521673007 …

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      3. Robin Green 🌹 🔰‏ @greenrd Mar 22
        Replying to @EissesMatthew @sapinker @QuilletteM

        And where did this "ancient wisdom" come from? Human reason, perhaps? If so, you're contradicting yourself. If not, then whence?

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      4. Little Boots  👁‏ @EissesMatthew Mar 22
        Replying to @greenrd @sapinker @QuilletteM

        So you’re assuming that the only source of knowledge and wisdom in this universe is human reason? That’s exactly the point I’m trying to make. That’s hubris to a T. How did Democritus posit the atom? how did Boscovich understand unified field theory?

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      5. Robin Green 🌹 🔰‏ @greenrd Mar 22
        Replying to @EissesMatthew @sapinker @QuilletteM

        I'll give you some good old British "ancient wisdom" mate - don't big up yer own articles with words like "good take". That's for others to judge.

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      6. Little Boots  👁‏ @EissesMatthew Mar 22
        Replying to @greenrd @sapinker @QuilletteM

        I think the modern term they use for it is “advertising” it’s like a trillion dollar a year industry, but yeah, I’m sure that ancient wisdom of yours has some sort of value. You just keep at it and you’ll bang out some gems eventually.

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