ClaimsSteven Pinker

“In cases where there’s doubt as to whether this signal has been received or how it’s interpreted, or where there’s no way in which you can generate such a salient signal, that’s when we get what’s often interesting in life.”

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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In cases where there’s doubt as to whether this signal has been received or how it’s interpreted, or where there’s no way in which you can…

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Steven Pinker, “In cases where there’s doubt as to whether this signal has been received or how it’s interpreted, or where there’s no way in which you can…” (said 24 September 2025). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_6560fb8f80c8, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_6560fb8f80c8

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