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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Apr 16

    Nones versus Nuns, Atheists versus "Spiritual but not religious": New clever study, explained by @MichaelShermer. via @sciam

    7:46 PM - 16 Apr 2018
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    • Rosie Feerick Christian Thomas Evans - Moore Steve Simms Imam Santosa PK Atheist Rational One U2 KROQ 🇺🇸 FFRF Yan Shiyu
    10 replies 10 retweets 73 likes
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      2. Bill Hammond‏Verified account @NYHammond Apr 16
        Replying to @sapinker @michaelshermer @sciam

        Link:https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-number-of-americans-with-no-religious-affiliation-is-rising/ …

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      1. Agnostic Foundation‏ @agnosticfnd Apr 16
        Replying to @sapinker @michaelshermer @sciam

        Hi @sapinker, is there supposed to be a link?

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      2.  👻 🧙 🧛Busy Women Vote Early 🧟 🧛 🎃‏ @KWintie Apr 18
        Replying to @sapinker @FFRF and

        You mean the man credibly accused of sexual assault, but because it was before #metoo people pretend it didn't happen? Is movement atheism going to protect Shermer * rape culture or reject these abusive men and those who promote them?http://www.patheos.com/blogs/daylightatheism/2014/09/the-wall-of-silence-around-michael-shermer/ …

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      2. Sean Jason Webb‏ @SeanJasonWebb Apr 16
        Replying to @sapinker @michaelshermer @sciam

        Nuns With The Runs. Nouns with irregular sounds. Vermin for verbs. Objective adjectives. Synonymous with cinnamon. Droll trolls.

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      3. Giuliano‏ @JulianSales2 Apr 17
        Replying to @SeanJasonWebb @sapinker and

        Steven Pinker is an excellent cognitive pychologist. How the mind works was excellent. But lately he just makes up reasons why Americans deserve to be wealthy and all is well with the world. Confabulation and victim blaming are more accurate.

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      4. Sean Jason Webb‏ @SeanJasonWebb Apr 17
        Replying to @JulianSales2 @sapinker and

        That’s nonsense.

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      5. Giuliano‏ @JulianSales2 Apr 17
        Replying to @SeanJasonWebb @sapinker and

        I'm being provocative. But his thinking on free will has become decidedly wooly compared to Daniel Dennet. And his view of the world at present is decidedly panglossian. It reflects who he is now. Comfortable!

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      6. Sean Jason Webb‏ @SeanJasonWebb Apr 17
        Replying to @JulianSales2 @sapinker and

        Not provocative. Just boring and self important.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      7. Giuliano‏ @JulianSales2 Apr 17
        Replying to @SeanJasonWebb @sapinker and

        Ouch! Some of my favourite subjects that's all. He'll be pleased to have such a fan!

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      8. Sean Jason Webb‏ @SeanJasonWebb Apr 17
        Replying to @JulianSales2 @sapinker and

        Well he has never sent me a birthday card.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      9. Giuliano‏ @JulianSales2 Apr 17
        Replying to @SeanJasonWebb @sapinker and

        After the royalties he's had from me. He should be sending me the birthday card. He did give me one of my favourite one liners. "If God lived on Earth people would break his windows".

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Leppie‏ @leppie__ Apr 16
        Replying to @sapinker @michaelshermer @sciam

        Link?

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      3. Argos‏ @CartaphilusMFR Apr 18
        Replying to @leppie__ @sapinker and

        Argos Retweeted Bill Hammond

        https://twitter.com/NYHammond/status/986085241050882048?s=19 …

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        Bill HammondVerified account @NYHammond
        Replying to @sapinker @michaelshermer @sciam
        Link: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-number-of-americans-with-no-religious-affiliation-is-rising/ …
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      4. Leppie‏ @leppie__ Apr 18
        Replying to @CartaphilusMFR @sapinker and

        Thank you!

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      1. Steve Simms‏ @CSteveSimms Apr 23
        Replying to @sapinker @michaelshermer @sciam

        For an intersting blog about a Christian group that is seeking to reach the Nones by meeting in their places, instead of in church buildings, check out this blog about Fresh Expressions: https://www.onebody.life/single-post/2018/04/23/Fresh-Expressions--A-Christian-movement-built-on-unity-not-uniformity …

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      1. Daniel O'Brien‏ @DannyMuse008 Apr 16
        Replying to @sapinker @michaelshermer @sciam

        SBNR, that’s me!

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      2. mitchwyle‏ @mitchwyle Apr 16
        Replying to @sapinker @michaelshermer @sciam

        @sapinker : quick note to your social media person to thank you for tweeting. We, who follow "you" on twitter appreciate it very much.

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      3. Jamie Crawford‏ @justjamie Apr 16
        Replying to @mitchwyle @sapinker and

        Really? Nah I don't buy it. That seems more complicated.

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