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Steven Pinker and David Runciman on Optimism, Enlightenment and Progress PART 2

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Skepticism Is a Dangerous Idea

Skepticism is a dangerous idea. We should allow our opinions to be informed by the best evidence that we can gather, he says. "Liberal democracy has always will have flaws, which always ought to be questioned" But liberal democracies are pretty pleasant places to live if compared with alternatives, he adds.

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