ClaimsSteven Pinker

“I think they’re defensible ideals. They’ve made us better off.”

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

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I think they’re defensible ideals. They’ve made us better off.

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Steven Pinker, “I think they’re defensible ideals. They’ve made us better off.” (said 11 October 2026). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_f2bb614e2aed, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_f2bb614e2aed

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