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sapinker Is New Atheism really dead? Three New Atheists respond (I seem to have been inducted as the Sixth Horseman, assuming Jerry is the Fifth). t.co/yzOrzGApmt via @Evolutionistrue
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dgardner The problem illustrated by these graphs, on this anniversary, is that bad news is often an event easily reported via powerful stories. But good news - like declining crime - provides no story of someone not murdered, a mother not grieving. It's "merely" a statistic. @sapinker
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dgardner And finally, student homicides, 1992 to today. The point, of course, is not to minimize these crimes. Every data point here is a tragedy. But rational policy must be built on accurate perceptions of reality. And for that we need more than tragic headlines. t.co/rbJ8UZabL8
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dgardner Now, serious violent victimizations of American students. t.co/RkhxKB5fcu

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dgardner Here is violent victimizations of American students. Again, a clear and positive story. t.co/wD6HBCQkOp

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The Intellectual War on Science: It’s wreaking havoc in universities and jeopardizing the progress of research

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