"Why Free Speech is Fundamental," with Steven Pinker

26 thoughts on “"Why Free Speech is Fundamental," with Steven Pinker”

1. In answering a question, Pinker recommends George Gamow's book "One, Two, Three Infinity" but mistakenly attributes it to Isaac Asimov.

2. 6:20 for our Steven

3. When was this recorded please?

4. https://biotech.law.lsu.edu/cases/pp/MENDOZA-MARTINEZ.htm#quote

5. Blasphemy laws are indeed outdated.

6. One of Pinker's best presentations.

7. Pinker is the wisest man around still. Peterson stealing all thunder with his sharp attitude. Pinker is a breath of fresh air and full of wisdom.

8. Why is it, that people always turn to Popper without knowing what he actually means… He was an induction skeptic. That is to say, in his view, no knowledge can EVER come from induction.

9. A shame this presentation is not seen by more

10. "Bitch and moan". I for one am shocked, shocked……

11. Steven Pinker RULES

12. The epitome of erudite

13. Leftists don’t like him because he downplays their grievances on capitalism and it’s not all doom and gloom…
    Rightists don’t like him because he downplays unrestricted capitalism and things can and should be better…

    If both groups don’t like you, then you must be pretty reasonable.

    But these days, not being extreme is some how ridiculous to these people

14. Could a pro-Israel speaker be allowed to speak at American universities?

15. The interviewer is just speaking bunkum

16. As it is not possible to distinguish between nude art and pornography, so it's impossible to differentiate between harassment and a free speech.

17. 45:41 on universities squashing free speech

18. Smarty pants discussing important concepts of our times, you are under subscriped my friend…🙄

19. "Capitalism is the explotation of man by man, comunism is the exact opposite"

20. Aren't we lucky to have people like Pinker, Brian Greene, Stephen Fry, Dave Rubin, Sam Harris, Lawrence Krauss, the Weinstein brothers, etc., to tell us how crap and stupid we non-Jews are? You know the way Pinker smacks his lips between words/sentences? It's a tell; he is metaphorically consuming your soul as you sell out your own kind to him and the 'lip-smacking' is him relishing it.

    The snake in the Garden of Eden is a metaphor for men such as these.

21. Sitting on a high horse of academia inside the most elite and rich circles of knowledge, this oration sounds mostly hoodwink. An Imperial scientist trying to convince us "The world is Getting Better. All we have do is believe" Duh ! Refugees, War, Climate Crisis, Ice Melting, Forced-Migration, violence against women and minorities aside, we are to believe this elite bullshit ! We all LOVE Feel_Good-White-Chauvinism.

    The audience and the speaker inside an Echo Chamber.

22. Compared to Ayn Rand's understanding and articulation of the sanctity of free speech, Steven is……………….a lightweight.

23. "Discomfort is another word for tolerance"

24. Civility is necessariy for free speech.

25. The audience shamefully doesn't seem so broad, even though collectively they may represent all people's interests

26. Imagine that. A Leftist who actually believes in free speech.

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