Natural selection is not the only process that changes organisms over time. But is the only process that seemingly designs organisms over time.
Steven Pinker[Napoleon deployed] every available resource to inflict all-out defeats on [his] enemies.
Steven PinkerPeople consider the harms they inflict to be justified and forgettable, and the harms they suffer to be unprovoked and grievous.
Steven PinkerAn ideology can provide a satisfying narrative that explains chaotic events and collective misfortunes in a way that flatters the virtue and competence of believers, while being vague or conspiratorial enough to withstand skeptical scrutiny.
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