ClaimsSteven Pinker

“Human nature doesn’t find them particularly intuitive.”

Steven Pinker 11 October 2026 Steven Pinker: Something that's arbitrary can be highly rational (New Statesman) archived copy

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Human nature doesn’t find them particularly intuitive.

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Steven Pinker, “Human nature doesn’t find them particularly intuitive.” (said 11 October 2026). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_a03fe1cfc2d4, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_a03fe1cfc2d4

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