ClaimsSteven Pinker

“it's not implausible that occasional, mild, temporary depression in response to an identifiable setback is an adaptation”

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

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it's not implausible that occasional, mild, temporary depression in response to an identifiable setback is an adaptation

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Steven Pinker, “it's not implausible that occasional, mild, temporary depression in response to an identifiable setback is an adaptation” (said 12 March 2013). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_8c2f3d1658ee, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_8c2f3d1658ee

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