ClaimsSteven Pinker

“Well, that would be a sin, to the extent that that’s true, and that’s what the rules of the game are designed to minimize.”

Steven Pinker 1 November 2012 Steven Pinker on Violence and Human Nature (Social Science Bites) archived copy

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Well, that would be a sin, to the extent that that’s true, and that’s what the rules of the game are designed to minimize.

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Steven Pinker, “Well, that would be a sin, to the extent that that’s true, and that’s what the rules of the game are designed to minimize.” (said 1 November 2012). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_0efa2f8dd5dd, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_0efa2f8dd5dd

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