Steven Pinker on Language, Reason, and the Future of Violence (Live at Mason)
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Is There a Natural Ark to Destroy Civilizations?
As civilizations advance, they could continue the trend that we've been on since world war two. That's another plausible trajectory. We evolved in such a way that we are too quick to anger and defend our dominance. I think this is parochial. It's saying that what we see in homo saphians is the only way that intelligent beings can come into existence. And youkow, don't think we should be constrained by that.
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