ClaimsSteven Pinker

“If there wasn’t some suspicion, the weapons would be useless because they wouldn’t be a deterrent.”

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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If there wasn’t some suspicion, the weapons would be useless because they wouldn’t be a deterrent.

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Steven Pinker, “If there wasn’t some suspicion, the weapons would be useless because they wouldn’t be a deterrent.” (said 24 September 2025). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_4f335a42edf7, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_4f335a42edf7

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