ClaimsSteven Pinker

“Conventional history has long shown that, in many ways, we have been getting kinder and gentler.”

Steven Pinker 1 January 2007 A History of Violence (Edge.org) archived copy

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Conventional history has long shown that, in many ways, we have been getting kinder and gentler.

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Steven Pinker, “Conventional history has long shown that, in many ways, we have been getting kinder and gentler.” (said 1 January 2007). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_de034e1250c8, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_de034e1250c8

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