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I have a place where I say complicated things about philosophy and science. That place is my blog. This is where I make terrible puns.

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    1. Conor Friedersdorf‏Verified account @conor64 22 Jan 2018
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      Conor Friedersdorf Retweeted #TestAndTrace Smith  🐇

      Just to take one of these, in what sense does Scott Alexander push back against “liberalism”? What these folks share is antipathy to *illiberalism*https://twitter.com/noahpinion/status/955528258845474816 …

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      #TestAndTrace Smith  🐇Verified account @Noahpinion
      1/When I asked about top public intellectuals, a lot of the names I heard most frequently were those of moderate conservatives, or at least people who push back against cultural liberalism. Sam Harris, Steve Pinker, Jordan Peterson, Jonathan Haidt, Scott Alexander, etc.
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    2. Sarah Grynpas‏ @SarahGrynpas 22 Jan 2018
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      Replying to @conor64

      In the sense that he’s skeptical of women and nonwhites being as intelligent as white men. This type usually phrases their bigotry with pseudoscientific language, often involving evolution.

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      Scott Alexander‏ @slatestarcodex 23 Jan 2018
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      Replying to @SarahGrynpas @conor64

      Here are some quotes from my writing: "My research suggests no average gender difference in ability", "At the levels we’re looking at, there’s no gender difference in math ability," "[The gender gap] is not about ability, it’s about interest."

      11:17 AM - 23 Jan 2018
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        2. Federico Vaggi‏ @F_Vaggi 23 Jan 2018
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          Replying to @slatestarcodex @SarahGrynpas @conor64

          You treat people with abhorrent viewpoints with more civility and intellectual charity than almost anyone with a platform similar to yours. To a shallow observer, that suggests that you harbor a latent sympathy towards those viewpoints.

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        3. Federico Vaggi‏ @F_Vaggi 23 Jan 2018
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          Replying to @F_Vaggi @slatestarcodex and

          IE - your comment section has people like: http://slatestarcodex.com/2018/01/18/practically-a-book-review-luna-whitepaper/#comment-590417 … posting being engaged as though they were expressing a neutral viewpoint. I know you have principled reasons for this, but you are a distinct outlier in your tolerance for certain views.

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        2. Scott Alexander‏ @slatestarcodex 23 Jan 2018
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          Replying to @slatestarcodex @SarahGrynpas @conor64

          If you have any examples of me saying the opposite, please quote them here. Otherwise, can I politely ask if you've ever actually read my writing, or if you're just imagining what you think I must write?

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        3. Sarah Grynpas‏ @SarahGrynpas 28 Jan 2018
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          Replying to @slatestarcodex @conor64

          Your blogroll includes Khan, RCA, Infoproc, DeBoer, etc. You believe the "men like things, women like people" argument and that men are more likely to be geniuses while average intelligence is the same. I'd be interested in discussing your Damore piece further if you want.

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