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“I find a naturalistic understanding of human nature to be indispensable to leading a wise and mature life, and it is often exhilarating.”

Steven Pinker 12 March 2013 Steve Pinker Reddit AMA Transcript (Reddit AMA) archived copy

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I find a naturalistic understanding of human nature to be indispensable to leading a wise and mature life, and it is often exhilarating.

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Steven Pinker, “I find a naturalistic understanding of human nature to be indispensable to leading a wise and mature life, and it is often exhilarating.” (said 12 March 2013). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_01f1bce7d7cd, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_01f1bce7d7cd

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