Tag Archives: George Monbiot
When deGrasse Tyson pulled a Pinker
Since this post was published, an upward-edited version has been republished on The Wire. Twitter is, among other things, that place on the internet where people fight over the tips of icebergs. There is often the presumption that what ends … Continue reading
Posted in Op-eds, Science
Tagged cherry-picking, climate injustice, Enlightenment ideals, George Monbiot, human rights, humanities, incel, mass shooting, Neil deGrasse Tyson, optimism, pandemic, Quillette, Sandy Hook, Social Sciences, Steven Pinker, white nationalism
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Looking for gemstones in the gutter
Just the other day, I’d mentioned to a friend that Steven Pinker was one of those rare people whose ideas couldn’t be appreciated by proxy, such as through the opinions of other authority figures, but had to be processed individually. … Continue reading
Posted in Life notes, Op-eds
Tagged cherry-picking, Culture, Enlightenment Now, George Monbiot, history, Jerry Coyne, moral authority, ontology, Pharyngula, PZ Myers, scientism, sociology, Steven Pinker, Why evolution is true
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