ClaimsSteven Pinker

“When it comes to just preferences, I don’t think that priors apply or are even meaningful.”

Steven Pinker 24 September 2025 Steven Pinker on Coordination, Common Knowledge, and the Retreat of Liberal Enlightenment (Conversations with Tyler) archived copy

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When it comes to just preferences, I don’t think that priors apply or are even meaningful.

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Steven Pinker, “When it comes to just preferences, I don’t think that priors apply or are even meaningful.” (said 24 September 2025). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_43787fbbfcbc, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_43787fbbfcbc

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