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I have read all of Steven Pinker's books, and enjoyed this one as well. Before reading this one, though, I thought that it might be somewhat boring. After all, how interesting could this subject be?
Boy, was I wrong! Pinker has written a truly engaging book. Every page is fascinating. In addition, this is the most humorous book that Pinker has written. For example, this quote from comedian George Carlin:
“Tell people there’s an invisible man in the sky who created the universe, and the vast major ...more
Boy, was I wrong! Pinker has written a truly engaging book. Every page is fascinating. In addition, this is the most humorous book that Pinker has written. For example, this quote from comedian George Carlin:
“Tell people there’s an invisible man in the sky who created the universe, and the vast major ...more
Wow. In the beginning, he asks seemingly unanswerable questions about what could make people believe the crazy stuff they do, and by the end of the book, he actually answers them.
And I don't feel the need, so much, to strangle people who believe such harmful and obvious insanity as one sees every day in social media.
To become a better species, everyone in the world should read this book. ...more
And I don't feel the need, so much, to strangle people who believe such harmful and obvious insanity as one sees every day in social media.
To become a better species, everyone in the world should read this book. ...more
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