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I GOT MYSELF A GUN\/AND I CAN SHOOT DOWN EVERYONE\/THINKING I JUST INVENTED SOME RELIGION<\/span>:<\/p>\n

Pinker\u2019s attempt to ground the hope of peace in science is profoundly instructive, for it testifies to our enduring need for faith. We don\u2019t need science to tell us that humans are violent animals. History and contemporary experience provide more than sufficient evidence. For liberal humanists, the role of science is, in effect, to explain away this evidence.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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I GOT MYSELF A GUN\/AND I CAN SHOOT DOWN EVERYONE\/THINKING I JUST INVENTED SOME RELIGION: Pinker\u2019s attempt to ground the hope of peace in science is profoundly instructive, for it testifies to our enduring need for faith. We don\u2019t need science to tell us that humans are violent animals. 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